Parnassius patricius
| Parnassius patricius | |
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| On a stamp of Kazakhstan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. patricius |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius patricius Niepelt, 1850 | |
Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.
Description
Similar to Parnassius delphius but the submarginal spots of the hindwing upperside, when present, are paler and not centred with blue. The forewing spots usually have a less well-developed pigmentation and the sphragis is smaller than in P. delphius.
Subspecies
- Parnassius patricius kardakoffi Bryk & Eisner, 1930
- Parnassius patricius luedwigi Kreuzberg, 1989
- Parnassius patricius lukhtanovi Rose, 1992
- Parnassius patricius priamus Bryk, 1914
- Parnassius patricius uzungyrus D. Weiss, 1979
Further reading
- sv:Parnassius patricius - Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
External links
- Russian Insects
- Funet Taxonomy, distribution
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