Apatura

Lee, Young June, 2009, Apaturinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the Korean Peninsula: Synonymic Lists and Keys to Tribes, Genera and Species, Zootaxa 2169, pp. 1-20 : 4

Key to the Species of the Korean Apatura

1 Most part of ventral surface of wings yellowish brown; median band of hind wing without tooth-marking ( Figs. 8–9 ) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

- Most part of ventral surface of wings reddish brown; median band of hind wing with a sharp tooth-marking between veins M2 and M3 protruding lateriad ( Fig. 10 ) ......................................................................................................... iris

2 Median band of hind wing not extended beyond vein CuA2; anal ocellus on ventral surface of hind wing with blue scales ( Fig. 8 ) ............................................................................................................................................................ ilia

- Median band of hind wing distinctly extended beyond vein CuA2; anal ocellus on ventral surface of hind wing with black center spot, without blue scales ( Fig. 9 ) ........................................................................................................ metis

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 10. Male specimens of eight species of the Korean Apaturinae. 3. Hestina japonica (Felder and Felder) (summer brood); 4. Sasakia charonda (Hewitson); 5. Mimathyma nycteis (Ménétriès); 6. Sephisa princeps (Fixsen); 7. Chitoria ulupi (Doherty); 8. Apatura ilia (Denis and Schiffermüller); 9. Apatura metis Freyer; 10. Apatura iris (Linnaeus).