Where do purple emperor butterflies live?

Females spend most of their lives in the tree canopy, favouring dense and mature oak woodlands.

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Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Moths and butterflies

Family

Brush-footed butterflies

Genus

Emperors

Species

Purple emperor (Apatura iris)

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