Parnassius tianschianicus
| Large Keeled Apollo | |
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| Parnassius tianschianicus depicted as Parnassius romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 (synonym) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. tianschanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius tianschanicus (Oberthür, 1879) | |
Large Keeled Apollo Parnassius tianschanicus is a high altitude butterfly. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
Range
Uzbekistan, Tadzikistan and Kirghistan. Afghanistan, Pakistan, South-western China and Sinkiang, reported from northern India (Jammu & Kashmir) by some authors by mistake.
Status
Locally very common but generally a rare butterfly. It is declining due to changes in its habitat and is thus considered to be Vulnerable. More information is needed on this species.
See also
- Papilionidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of Butterflies of India (Papilionidae)
References
- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
- Evans, W.H., (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A., (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan.
- Weiss J.-C., (2005) Parnassiinae of the World - Part 4, Hillside Books, Canterbury, UK.