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Apaturinae
Subfamily of the butterfly family Nymphalidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.
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Description
Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis. [1]
Doxocopa agathina with green proboscis
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Genera
Apaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host–plant associations. Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South-East Asia and Africa, whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America.[2]
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