Parnassius dongalaicus
| Tytler's Apollo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. dongalaicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius dongalaicus Tytler, 1926 | |
Tytler's Apollo Parnassius dongalaicus is a high altitude butterfly which is found in China.
It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
P. dongalaicus was originally described as a species, but was subsequently considered conspecific with Parnassius epaphus.Sorimachi (1995) and Sugisawa (1996) both regard P. dongalaicus as a good species sympatric with epaphus and as the senior synonym of rikihiroi Kawasaki, 1995.
References
- Sorimachi, Y. 1995. The Primer of Parnassius . Sorimachi, Saitama; 181 pp. In Japanese but including 40 plates.
- Sugisawa, S. 1996. Geographical and individual variations of the genus Parnassius Latreille, 1804 (9) Parnassius epaphus Oberthür & Parnassius dongalaicus Tytler. Illustrations of Selected Insects in the World. Series A (Lepidoptera), 9: 133-155.