| Parnassius simonius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. simonius |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius simonius Staudinger, 1889 | |
Parnassius simonius is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia. The type locality is Aram-Kunghei, Zaalaisky Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae.
P. simonius is found on slopes at 3,400-4,500 m flying in July. The larva is associated with Lagotis decumbens and Veronica luetkeana.
Identification
P. simo differs from P. simonius by the upper hindwing having its submarginal band represented by a discontinuous row of arrow-like teeth and from P. boedromius, by the upper hindwing submarginal band being smoothly dentate (tooth like).
Subspecies
- Parnassius simonius simonius
- Parnassius simonius grayi Avinoff, 1916
- Parnassius simonius nigrificatus Kreuzberg, 1986
- Parnassius simonius taldicus Gundorov, 1991
References
Further reading
- sv:Parnassius simonius - Swedish Misplaced Pages provides further references and synonymy
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