Slideshow: Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) | Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Butterfly families / species [2882]

Butterflies (Rhopalocera) [2604]
- [100] Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
  - [21] • Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne)
  - [11] • Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
  - [26] • Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)
  - • Eastern Festoon (Allancastria cerisyi)
  - [23] • Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
  - [19] • Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
  - • Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
- [261] Whites and Allies (Pieridae)
  - [25] • Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
  - • Réal's Wood White (Leptidea reali)
  - • Cryptic Wood White (Leptidea juvernica)
  - [1] • Fenton’s Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
  - [21] • Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
  - • Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)
  - [15] • Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
  - [25] • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
  - [2] • Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)
  - [30] • Small White (Pieris rapae)
  - [20] • Mountain Small White (Pieris ergane)
  - [32] • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
  - • Balkan Green-veined White (Pieris balcana)
  - [9] • Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa)
  - • Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate)
  - [23] • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
  - • Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone)
  - • Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica)
  - • Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
  - [11] • Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)
  - [29] • Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
  - [18] • Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
- [631] Gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae)
  - [8] • White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
  - [1] • Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)
  - [17] • Blue Spot Hairstreak (Satyrium spini)
  - [15] • Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
  - [8] • Sloe Hairstreak (Satyrium acaciae)
  - [15] • Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
  - [9] • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
  - [5] • Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)
  - [23] • Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
  - [21] • Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)
  - [16] • Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
  - [2] • Grecian Copper (Lycaena ottomanus)
  - [34] • Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
  - [17] • Purple Shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)
  - • Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon)
  - [8] • Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
  - • Balkan Copper (Lycaena candens)
  - [1] • Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
  - [1] • Geranium bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)
  - • Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
  - [5] • Little Tiger Blue (Tarucus balkanicus)
  - [19] • Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
  - [1] • Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)
  - [29] • Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
  - [4] • Eastern Short-tailed Blue (Cupido decolorata)
  - [13] • Provençal Short-tailed Blue (Cupido alcetas)
  - [24] • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
  - [17] • Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
  - [23] • Chequered Blue (Scolitantides orion)
  - [3] • Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
  - [1] • Iolas Blue (Iolana iolas)
  - [7] • Large Blue (Phengaris arion)
  - [15] • Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius)
  - [5] • Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous)
  - [7] • Alcon Blue (Phengaris alcon)
  - [30] • Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
  - • Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)
  - • Reverdin's Blue (Plebejus argyrognomon)
  - [23] • Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
  - • Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
  - [10] • Blue Argus (Aricia anteros)
  - • Geranium Argus (Eumedonia eumedon)
  - [22] • Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
  - [26] • Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)
  - [26] • Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon)
  - [4] • Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)
  - [17] • Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)
  - [15] • Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
  - [4] • Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
  - [32] • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
  - [3] • Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)
  - [27] • Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis)
  - [4] • Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus admetus)
  - [9] • Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
  - [5] • Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon)
- [18] Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
  - [18] • Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina)
- [733] Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
  - • Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
  - [16] • White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
  - [20] • Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
  - [26] • Common Glider (Neptis sappho)
  - [8] • Hungarian Glider (Neptis rivularis)
  - [22] • Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
  - • Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)
  - [16] • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
  - [24] • Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)
  - [24] • Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
  - [34] • Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
  - [9] • Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
  - [23] • Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja)
  - [20] • High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe)
  - [25] • Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe)
  - [11] • Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
  - [24] • Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne)
  - [20] • Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
  - • Freyer's Purple Emperor (Apatura metis)
  - [31] • Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
  - [19] • Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
  - [23] • Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
  - [14] • False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
  - [21] • Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)
  - [33] • Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
  - [21] • Lesser Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea trivia)
  - [27] • Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
  - • Nickerl's Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
  - [7] • Assmann's Fritillary (Melitaea britomartis)
  - • Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna)
  - [18] • Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
  - [29] • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
  - [20] • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
  - [39] • Map (Araschnia levana)
  - [22] • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
  - [27] • Peacock (Aglais io)
  - [6] • Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
  - [7] • Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
  - • Scarce Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
  - • False Comma (Nymphalis vaualbum)
  - [6] • Southern Comma (Polygonia egea)
  - [28] • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
  - [7] • Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
  - • Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
  - [6] • Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
- [614] Browns (Satyrinae)
  - • False Ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
  - [23] • Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
  - [11] • Eastern Large Heath (Coenonympha rhodopensis)
  - [21] • Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)
  - [18] • Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
  - • Lattice Brown (Kirinia roxelana)
  - [23] • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
  - [30] • Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
  - [7] • Northern Wall Brown (Lasiommata petropolitana)
  - [28] • Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera)
  - [17] • Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)
  - [10] • Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
  - [13] • Southern gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia)
  - [14] • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
  - [31] • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
  - [32] • Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
  - [16] • Balkan Marbled White (Melanargia larissa)
  - [16] • Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
  - [10] • False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)
  - [18] • The Hermit (Chazara briseis)
  - • White-banded Grayling (Pseudochazara anthelea)
  - [28] • Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula)
  - [35] • Dryad (Minois dryas)
  - [12] • Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
  - [20] • Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
  - • Balkan Grayling (Hipparchia senthes)
  - [12] • Eastern Rock Grayling (Hipparchia syriaca)
  - [16] • Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
  - [19] • Arran Brown (Erebia ligea)
  - [10] • Large Ringlet (Erebia euryale)
  - [17] • Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
  - [36] • Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
  - [3] • de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
  - [15] • Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa)
  - • Silky Ringlet (Erebia gorge)
  - • Ottoman Brassy Ringlet (Erebia ottomana)
  - [12] • Water Ringlet (Erebia pronoe)
  - • Styrian Ringlet (Erebia stirius)
  - [6] • Black Ringlet (Erebia melas)
  - [22] • Bright Eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme)
  - [2] • Dalmatian Ringlet (Proterebia afra)
  - [9] • Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
  - [2] • Oriental Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lupina)
- [247] Skippers (Hesperiidae)
  - • Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
  - [13] • Orbed Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia orbifer)
  - • Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto)
  - [19] • Tufted Skipper (Muschampia floccifera)
  - [1] • Oriental Skipper (Muschampia orientalis)
  - [3] • Marbled Skipper (Muschampia lavatherae)
  - [13] • Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
  - [19] • Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
  - [3] • Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
  - [2] • Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae)
  - [23] • Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
  - • Southern Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvoides)
  - [16] • Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae)
  - [4] • Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
  - [2] • Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
  - [18] • Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
  - [21] • Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
  - [1] • Pigmy Skipper (Gegenes pumilio)
  - • Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus)
  - [14] • Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
  - [24] • Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
  - [8] • Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
  - [13] • Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
  - [30] • Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Moths (Heterocera) [238]
- [13] Saturniids (Saturniidae)
  - [7] • Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri)
  - [1] • Saturnia pavoniella
  - [1] • Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi)
  - [3] • Japanese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea yamamai)
  - [1] • Aglia tau
- [24] Hawk Moths (Sphingidae)
  - [7] • Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
  - [1] • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
  - [2] • Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri)
  - [3] • Oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii)
  - [2] • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  - [2] • Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
  - [2] • Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus)
  - [2] • Oak Hawk-moth (Marumba quercus)
  - [2] • Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus)
  - [1] • Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)
- [5] Hook-tips (Drepanidae)
  - [1] • Spiny Hook-tip (Watsonalla uncinula)
  - [1] • Peach-Blossom (Thyatira batis)
  - [1] • Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria)
  - [1] • Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)
  - [1] • Scarce Hook-tip (Sabra harpagula)
- [46] Geometer Moths (Geometridae)
  - [1] • Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
  - [5] • Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
  - [1] • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  - [1] • Great Oak Beauty (Hypomecis roboraria)
  - [2] • Blood-vein (Timandra comae)
  - [7] • Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)
  - [1] • Olive-tree Beauty (Peribatodes umbraria)
  - [1] • Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
  - [1] • Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)
  - [1] • Embellished Thorn (Campaea honoraria)
  - [1] • Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria)
  - [1] • The Gem (Orthonama obstipata)
  - [1] • Coenotephria ablutaria
  - [1] • Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata)
  - [1] • Speckled Beauty (Fagivorina arenaria)
  - [1] • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
  - [1] • Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
  - [1] • Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
  - [1] • Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)
  - [1] • Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia)
  - [1] • Barberry Carpet Moth (Pareulype berberata)
  - [3] • Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)
  - [3] • Black-veined Moth (Siona lineata)
  - [1] • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
  - [1] • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)
  - [1] • Lewes Wave (Scopula immorata)
  - [1] • Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  - [1] • Alpine Wave (Heliomata glarearia)
  - [1] • Narrow Rose-banded Wave (Rhodostrophia calabra)
  - [1] • Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)
  - [1] • Juniper Carpet (Thera juniperata)
- [1] Eggars (Lasiocampidae)
  - [1] • Pine Lappet (Dendrolimus pini)
- [55] Erebidae
  - [6] • Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica)
  - [1] • Wood Tiger (Arctia plantaginis)
  - [3] • Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)
  - [6] • Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
  - [1] • Blue Underwing (Catocala fraxini)
  - [1] • French Red Underwing (Catocala elocata)
  - [1] • Minsmere Crimson Underwing (Catocala conjuncta)
  - [10] • Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
  - [3] • Penthophera morio
  - [13] • Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea)
  - [1] • Four-spotted Footman (Lithosia quadra)
  - [1] • Discrete Chaperon (Cymbalophora pudica)
  - [1] • Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca)
  - [2] • Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
  - [5] • Mother Shipton (Euclidia mi)
- [28] Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
  - [4] • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
  - [1] • Lettuce Shark (Cucullia lactucae)
  - [1] • The Mullein (Cucullia verbasci)
  - [1] • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
  - [1] • Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
  - [1] • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  - [1] • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  - [1] • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  - [1] • Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
  - [1] • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
  - [1] • Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)
  - [1] • Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
  - [1] • Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
  - [1] • Clancy's Rustic (Caradrina kadenii)
  - [1] • Episema tersa
  - [1] • Dewick’s Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa)
  - [2] • L-album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album)
  - [3] • Spotted Sulphur (Acontia trabealis)
  - [1] • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
  - [1] • Tomato Looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites)
  - [1] • Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)
  - [1] • Old Lady (Mormo maura)
- [1] Tuft Moths (Nolidae)
  - [1] • Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana)
- [3] Swift Moths (Hepialidae)
  - [1] • Triodia adriaticus
  - [2] • Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
- [41] Burnet Moths (Zygaenidae)
  - [6] • Variable Burnet (Zygaena ephialtes)
  - [12] • Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
  - [8] • Crepuscular Burnet (Zygaena carniolica)
  - [2] • Slender Scotch Burnet (Zygaena loti)
  - [1] • New Forest burnet (Zygaena viciae)
  - [6] • Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae)
  - [6] • Transparent Burnet (Zygaena purpuralis)
- [2] Miller Moths (Cossidae)
  - [2] • Goat Moth (Cossus cossus)
- [1] Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae)
  - [1] • Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis)
- [2] Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
  - [1] • Altenia scriptella
  - [1] • Dichomeris ustalella
- [5] Grass Moths (Crambidae)
  - [3] • Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
  - [1] • Antigastra catalaunalis
  - [1] • Diasemiopsis ramburialis
- [3] Plume Moths (Pterophoridae)
  - [3] • White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)
- [3] Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)
  - [1] • Pyralis regalis
  - [1] • Dioryctria mendacella
  - [1] • Oxybia transversella
- [3] Fungus Moths (Tineidae)
  - [3] • Euplocamus anthracinalis
- [2] Leafroller Moths (Tortricidae)
  - [1] • European Vine Moth (Lobesia botrana)
  - [1] • Hook-tipped Roller (Ancylis apicella)
Other [40]
- [21] Other butterflies
  - [14] • Unidentified butterflies
  - [7] • Photographed outside Croatia
- [19] Butterfly babitats
  - [16] • Habitats
  - [3] • Plants

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Threat category in Croatia: NT - Near Threatened

Threat category in Europe: LC - Least Concern

Lesser Purple Emperor Glanville Fritillary

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♀, Ravna Gora, Jul 2024.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2022.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Tuhobić, Jul 2022.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♀, Ivanščica, Jun 2022.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Risnjak, Aug 2020.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Gorski Kotar, Jul 2018.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Medvednica, Jul 2016.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ravna Gora, Jun 2016.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Klek, Jul 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jun 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jun 2015.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♀, Ravna Gora, Jul 2013.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2013.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Ivanščica, Jul 2013.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Varaždin, Jun 2012.)
Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

(adult ♂, Varaždin, Jun 2012.)