Parnassius tenedius
| Tenedius Apollo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. tenedius |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius tenedius Eversmann , 1851 | |
Parnassius tenedius is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. Populations range from Siberia and the Far East of Russia to the W. Chukchi Peninsula, Mongolia and North China.The larva feeds on Corydalis.In the northern part of its range it is a low altitude butterfly, further south it is montane .
References
- Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X
External links
- Parnassius of the World Photo Map