Parnassius acdestis

Parnassius acdestis
Female from Lob Noor (Ulster Museum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. acdestis
Binomial name
Parnassius acdestis
Grumm-Grshimailo, 1891

Parnassius acdestis is a high-altitude butterfly found in India. It is a member of the genus Parnassius of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

Description

Note. The wing pattern in Parnassius species is inconsistent and the very many subspecies and forms make identification problematic and uncertain. Structural characters derived from the genitalia, wing venation, sphragis and foretibial epiphysis are more, but not entirely reliable. The description given here is a guide only.For an identification key see Ackery P.R. (1975[1]

Hindwing with very narrow marginal band, the submarginal spots isolated, small; the ultracellular costal spot of forewing continued by grey scaling, forming an S-shaped band. [2]

Subspecies

Range

Kirghistan, Nepal, northern India (Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim), Western China, Sinkiang and Szechwan.

Status

Very local. Rather Rare. Not known to be threatened.

See also

References

  1. Ackery P.R. (1975) A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 31, 4 pdf
  2. Stichel in Seitz, 1906 (Parnassius). Die Groß-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Die Groß-Schmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, Stuttgart.

Further reading

Parnassius acdestis Sv Parnassius acdestis provides further references and synonymy

External links


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