Apatura ilia

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Apatura ilia
A. i. ilia
A. i. ilia f. clytie, Hungary
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Apatura
Species:	A. ilia
Binomial name
Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to the purple emperor butterfly.