Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Parnassius patricius | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parnassius Rank Species | |
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Similar Parnassius boedromius, Parnassius cardinal, Parnassius simonius, Parnassius acdestis, Parnassius maharaja | ||
Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.
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Description
Similar to Parnassius delphius but the submarginal spots of the hindwing upperside, when present, are paler and not centred with blue. The forewing spots usually have a less well-developed pigmentation and the sphragis is smaller than in P. delphius.
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