Parnassius kiritshenkoi
| Parnassius kiritshenkoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. kiritshenkoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius kiritshenkoi (Avinoff, 1910) | |
Parnassius kiritshenkoi is a high altitude butterfly which is found only in the eastern Pamir Mountains. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
For many years, P. kiritshenkoi was regarded as a subspecies of Parnassius staudingeri. It is however sympatric with P. staudingeri mustagata Sarykolsky Mountains and with P. staudingeri illustris Zaalaisky Mountains.
References
- Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the world, Part 3. Hillside Books, Canterbury, U.K.
External links
- Rusinsects Text and photos.
- Parnassius of the World Text and photos.