Parnassius kiritshenkoi
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| 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.
[edit] References
- Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the world Part 3. Sci. Nat. Venette, France.
[edit] External Links
- Rusinsects Text and photos.
- Parnassius of the World Text and photos.
