Parnassius staudingeri
| Parnassius staudingeri | |
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| 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 | |
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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)
External links
- Parnassiinae of the World Text and photos.
- Rusinsects