Parnassius staudingeri

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Parnassius staudingeri
Karakoram Banded Apollo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. staudingeri
Binomial name
Parnassius staudingeri
A.Bang-Haas, 1882
Synonyms
  • Parnassius hunza Grumm-Grshimailo, 1888

Parnassius staudingeri is a high altitude butterfly which is found over a vast area - Pamirs, Alay Mountains, Hindu Kush, Karakorum and West Kuen-Lun.

It is a member of the genus Parnassius of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

A notable subspecies is the Karakoram Banded Apollo (P. s. hunza).

References

  • Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World. Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
  • Chou, I. (ed) 1994. Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium (Monograph of Chinese Butterflies). Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou.(in Chinese)

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