Parnassius simonius
| Parnassius simonius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. simonius |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius simonius Staudinger, 1889 | |
Parnassius simonius is a high altitude butterfly which is found only in the Pamir Mountains. The type locality is Aram-Kunghei, Zaalaisky Mts., Kirghizia. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
P. simonius is found on slopes at 3,400-4,500 m. flying in July. The larva is associated with Lagotis decumbens and Veronica luetkeana.
Identification
Parnassius simo differs from P. simonius by the upper hindwing having submarginal band represented by a discontinuous row of arrow-like teeth and from P. boëdromius, by the upper hindwing submarginal band being smoothly dentate.
Subspecies
- Parnassius simonius simonius
- Parnassius simonius grayi Avinoff, 1916
- Parnassius simonius nigrificatus Kreuzberg, 1986
- Parnassius simonius taldicus Gundorov, 1991 [1]
References
Further reading
Parnassius simonius Sv Parnassius Parnassius simonius provides further references and synonymy
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