Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly that is found in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.
| Parnassius patricius | |
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| On a stamp of Kazakhstan | |
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| P. patricius haugumensis Eisner, 1979 Paratype | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. patricius
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| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius patricius Niepelt, 1850
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Description edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- sv:Parnassius patricius – Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
External links edit
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