Parnassius honrathi

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Honraths's Apollo

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. honrathi
Binomial name
Parnassius honrathi
(Staudinger and A.Bang-Haas,1882

Parnassius honrathi or Honrath's Apollo is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Tadzhikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

The butterfly was named to honour Eduard Honrath. It flies on mountain slopes at 2,500-3,000 m above sea level. The larva feeds on Pseudosedum.

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[edit] References

  • Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X

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