Apatura (Purple Emperors)

Genus

Purple Emperors

Apatura

4 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

Species in this group

Indian Purple Emperor

Indian Purple Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Mimathyma ambica

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Yellow Emperor

Yellow Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Chitoria chrysolora

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Purple Emperor

Purple Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Apatura iris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Lesser Purple Emperor

Lesser Purple Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Apatura ilia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~10%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Purple Emperors

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 4
~60%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 4
~40%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
2 of 4
~30%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
1 of 4
~30%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
2 of 4
~30%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
1 of 4
~20%
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
1 of 4
~20%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
2 of 4
~20%
9 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
1 of 4
~20%
10 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
2 of 4
~20%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
2 of 4
~10%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 4
~10%
13 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
1 of 4
~10%
14 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 4
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~20%
2 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~20%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
1 of 4
~10%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
1 of 4
~10%
5 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
1 of 4
~10%
6 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~10%
7 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
1 of 4
~10%
8 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
1 of 4
~10%
9 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
1 of 4
~10%
10 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
2 of 4
~10%
11 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~10%
12 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
1 of 4
~10%
13 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
1 of 4
~10%
14 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 4
~10%
15 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
1 of 4
~10%
16 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~10%
17 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 of 4
~10%
18 Paris 🇫🇷 France
1 of 4
~10%
19 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
1 of 4
~10%
20 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 4
~10%
21 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 4
~10%
22 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 4
~10%
23 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
2 of 4
~10%
24 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 4
~10%
25 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 4
~10%
26 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 4
~10%
27 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 4
<5%
28 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 4
<5%
29 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 4
<5%
30 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
1 of 4
<5%
31 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 4
<5%
32 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 4
<5%
33 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 4
<5%
34 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
1 of 4
<5%