Parnassius autocrator

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Parnassius autocrator
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. autocrator
Binomial name
Parnassius autocrator
Avinoff, 1913

Parnassius autocrator is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is found in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.Parnassius autocrator is a high-altitude butterfly (up to 3.000 m.). The preferred larval food plant is Corydalis adiantifolia.

The plate accompanying Avinoff's description of autocrator

References

  1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Parnassius autocrator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 July 2007. 

Further reading

  • Krejtsberg A. V., 1987 Ecologie de Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): une espèce rare de papilionidés On the ecology of Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): a rare species of papilionids Zoologičeskij žurnalISSN 0044-5134 Nauka, Moskva Russian Federation In Russian
  • Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6 online

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