Purple emperor (Apatura iris)

Species information

Purple emperor egg © John Bebbington FRPS	Purple emperor egg © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Purple emperor first instar larva © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Purple emperor second instar larva © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Purple emperor third instar larva © John Bebbington FRPS	Purple emperor spring larva © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Purple emperor hibernating larva © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Purple emperor larva prior to pupal stage © Bob Fredrick / www.osfimages.com	Purple emperor chrysalis © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Female purple emperor butterfly emerging from pupa © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Female purple emperor emerging from chrysalis © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Male purple emperor butterfly emerging from pupa © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Male purple emperor emerging from chrysalis © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Male purple emperor butterfly © Hans Christoph Kappel / naturepl.com	Male purple emperor butterfly © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Male purple emperor butterfly © David Element	Male purple emperor butterfly © Adrian Davies / naturepl.com	Female purple emperor butterfly © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com
Purple emperor butterfly © Alan Barnes / www.nhpa.co.uk	Purple emperor butterfly © David Element	Purple emperor butterfly wing scale detail © Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk