Apatura (Noun)
Meaning
Large Old World butterflies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Apatura is a genus of large Old World butterflies commonly referred to as emperors.
- Apatura butterflies are typically brown or orange in color, often with eye-like spots and iridescent sheens.
- Apatura iris, also known as the purple emperor, is a large and striking species of Apatura butterfly.
- The Apatura butterflies are often observed near forests or in open woodland glades.
- Apatura butterflies have distinctive, slow, and deliberate flight patterns that set them apart from other butterflies.