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Parnassius Latreille, 1804
Parnassius Latreille, 1804; Nouv. Dict. Hist. nat. 24 (6): 185, 199, TS: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
Doritis Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 283, TS: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
Parnassis Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 90 (or missp. or emend.?), TS: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
Therius Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 75, TS: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
Tadumia Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 116, TS: Papilio acco Gray
Kailasius Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 118, TS: Parnassius charltonius Gray
Koramius Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 120, TS: Parnassius delphius Eversmann
Lingamius Bryk, 1935; Das Tierreich 65: 538-540, TS: Parnassius hardwickii Gray
Eukoramius Bryk, 1935; Das Tierreich 65: 630, 673-674, TS: Parnassius imperator Oberthür
Parnassius [SZMN]
Parnassius [Wahlberg]

fiParnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrenees, EU, Iran, Caucasus, C.Asia. See [About maps] Pikkuapollo Clouded Apollo Mnemosynefjäril Nunneapollo Schwarzer Apollo Le semi-apollon Blanca de Asso Niepylak mnemozyna
Papilio mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 465, TL: Finland
Parnassius mnemosyne [Wahlberg]
Parnassius mnemosyne [Kimmo Silvonen]
Parnassius mnemosyne [NORLEP]
Parnassius mnemosyne [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius mnemosyne [Mario Maier]
Parnassius mnemosyne [Simon Coombes]
Parnassius mnemosyne ; [BRU, 136]; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 7]; [MRS, 198]; [Otakar Kudrna]
[mnemosyne-1u.jpg] 500x326 (~30Kb) upperside Finland, A: Lemland, Flaka, 6/1995, Photo © Tero Piirainen [mnemosyne-2u.jpg] 500x431 (~31Kb) upperside Finland, A: Lemland, Flaka, 6/1995, Photo © Tero Piirainen [mnemosyne-3mf.jpg] 600x732 (~49Kb) male female Somero 672:30, 22.06.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
[mnemosyne-4.jpg] 750x488 (~36Kb) Somero 672:30, 22.06.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen

Larva on Corydalis solida [SPRK]

Larva on Corydalis spp. [BRU]


P. m. weidingeri Bryk & Eisner, 1932
C.Europe
P. m. craspedontis Fruhstorfer, 1908
S.Europe Parnassius mnemosyne craspedontis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (3): 12
P. m. ucrainicus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
W.Europe
P. m. leonhardiana Fruhstorfer, 1917
Parnassius mnemosyne leonhardiana Fruhstorfer, 1917; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 82 (2): 25, f. 20, 21, TL: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parnassius mnemosyne bosniacus Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25 : 223, TL: Mahnjaca Mts., Bosnia, 1200m
leonhardiana ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 9
bosniacus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 10
P. m. ugrjumovi Bryk, 1914
Middle Volga, Middle Urals
P. m. uralka Bryk, 1921
S.Urals
P. m. nubilosus Christoph, 1873
Caucasus, Transcaucasis
P. m. caucasia Verity, [1911]
Bulgaria? Parnassius mnemosyne dejotarus Fruhstorfer, 1917; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 82 (2): 26, f. 16, 17, TL: [Bulgaria], "Tschamkorija" [Borovets]
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 10
Parnassius mnemosyne bulgarica Eisner, 1936; Parnassiana 4 (1-2): 9, TL: Pisanec am Lom, 300m, Bulgaria
dejotaurus ; Bryk, 1921, Ent. Tidskr. 42: 113, 115 (missp.)
dejoratus ; Kudrna, 1985, Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 5: 22, 48 (missp.)
dejotarus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 9
bulgarica ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 13
P. m. balcanica Bryk & Eisner, 1930
Parnassius mnemosyne balcanica Bryk & Eisner, 1930; Parnassiana 1 (2): 3-4, TL: "Schar-Dagh, Kacanik, [Yugoslavia]
balcanica ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 11
P. m. talboti Bryk, 1932
Parnassius mnemosyne talboti Bryk, 1932; Parnassiana 2 (3): 33, TL: Zara (Dalmatien) [Croatia, Zadar]
talboti ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 12
P. m. parnassia Bryk, 1932
Parnassius mnemosyne parnassia Bryk, 1932; Parnassiana 2 (4/5): 46, TL: Parnass, Greece
parnassia ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 12
Kopet-Dagh
P. m. orientalis Verity, 1911
N.Tian-Shan
[orientalis-1u.jpg] 700x480 (~94Kb) upperside Uzbekistan, Kuraminsky Mts, h=2400, 6.1996 Vashchenko S.N. leg, Photo © D. Smirnov

P. m. falsus Pagenstecher, 1911
N.Tian-Shan (Ketmen Mt. range)
P. m. nivalis Grose-Smith, 1908
Inner Tian-Shan
P. m. valentinae Sheljuzhko, 1943
W.Tian-Shan
P. m. giganteus Staudinger, 1886
Alai ?gigantea Staudinger, 1886
P. m. ochraceus Austaut, 1891
E.Ghissar
P. m. bucharanus Bryk, 1912
W.Ghissar

Parnassius glacialis Butler, 1866
E.China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Parnassius glacialis Butler, 1866; J. Linn. Soc. 9: 50
Parnassius glacialis [Wahlberg]
Parnassius glacialis ; [EBW]; [MRS, 199]
[glacialis-1l.jpg] 640x480 (~68Kb) larva Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [glacialis-2l.jpg] 640x480 (~113Kb) larva Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [glacialis-2p.jpg] 640x480 (~139Kb) pupa Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler
[glacialis-2px.jpg] 640x480 (~76Kb) pupa Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [glacialis-2u.jpg] 640x480 (~72Kb) upperside Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [glacialis-2v.jpg] 640x480 (~61Kb) underside Utsubo, Miyagava Vill., Gifu Pref., ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler

Larva on Corydalis ambigua, C. incisa, C. decumbens, C. remota, Aristolochia debilis [MRS]



Parnassius stubbendorfi Ménétriés, 1849
Altai - C.Siberia, S.Siberia - Sakhalin, Kurile Islands, Mongolia - N.China - N.Korea, Amur, Japan. See [About maps] Parnassius stubbendorfi Ménétriés, 1849; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersb. 6 (4): 273, pl. 6, f. 2, TL: [Erma River, Irkutsk Region, E. Sayan Mts]
?Parnassius hoenei Schweitzer, 1928; [BRU, 136], TL: (Japan)
Parnassius hoenei [Wahlberg]
Parnassius stubbendorfi ; [BRU, 136]
Parnassius stubbendorfii ; [MRS, 198]

Larva on Corydalis spp., Corydalis gigantea, C. ambigua [BRU]

P. s. stubbendorfi Ménétriés, 1849
Sayan, Transbaikalia, Yakutia
P. s. typicus Bryk, 1914
Altai Mts.
[typicus-1mu.jpg] 533x400 (~50Kb) upperside male A bushy meadow on the right bank floodland of the Koen Riverat at the mouth of the Volchikha Rivulet, just downstream of the village Nizhnii Koen, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 26th May 1997 (on Taraxacum officinale Wigg.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin [typicus-2mv.jpg] 400x533 (~47Kb) underside male A meadow at the bird cherry (Padus avium Mill.) thickets on the Berd' River right bank at the village Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 13th June 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [typicus-3l.jpg] 533x400 (~41Kb) larva Collected at: willow and bird cherry thickets on the bottom of the Bugotak Bugotak River valley between the villages Karpysak and the state farm Samarskiy, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 7th May 1994 (A third instar larva, photographed in captivity), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. s. standfussi Bryk, 1912
Lower Amur basin
P. s. bodemeyeri Bryk, 1914
Amur region, N.Ussuri
P. s. koreana Verity, 1907
S.Ussuri
P. s. doii Matsumura, 1928
Kuriles stubbendorfi doii Matsumura, 1928; [ P. hoenei Schweitzer, 1928]
P. s. esakii Nakahara, 1926
Sakhalin stubbendorfi esakii Nakahara, 1926; [ P. hoenei Schweitzer, 1928 ]
P. s. kosterini Kreuzberg & Pljushch, 1922
Magadan region

Parnassius nordmanni Ménétriés, [1850]
Caucasus - N.Turkey. See [About maps] Parnassius nordmanni Ménétriés, [1850]; Siemaschko, Russian Fauna (17): pl. 4, f. 5, TL: "Monti Adschara"
?Parnassius nordmanni Nordmann, 1851; Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 24(2): 423
Parnassius nordmanni [Wahlberg]
Parnassius nordmanni ; [BRU, 137]

Larva on Corydalis alpestris, C. conorhiza, C. emanuelii [BRU]

P. n. thomai de Freina, 1980
Parnassius nordmanni thomai de Freina, 1980; NachrBl. bayer Ent. 29: (50-62)

Parnassius eversmanni Ménétriés, [1850]
E.Russia - Mongolia, Japan, Alaska. See [About maps] Eversmann's Parnassian
Parnassius eversmanni Ménétriés, [1850]; Siemaschko, Russian Fauna (17): pl. 4, f. 5, TL: "Kansk" [=error?, E.Sayan Mts?]
Parnassius eversmanni Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 73 (1857)
Parnassius eversmanni eversmanni [SZMN]
Parnassius eversmanni [Wahlberg]
Parnassius eversmanni [BAMONA]
versmanni ; Bryk & Eisner, 1937, (missp.)
Parnassius eversmanni ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 2; [BRU, 137]; [MRS, 200]; [NACL, #4153]; [Opler]
[eversmanni-1mu.jpg] 636x490 (~42Kb) upperside male A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [eversmanni-2fu.jpg] 543x300 (~33Kb) upperside female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [eversmanni-2fv.jpg] 567x485 (~39Kb) underside female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
[eversmanni-2mu.jpg] 952x580 (~104Kb) upperside male A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West SIberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [eversmanni-3fv.jpg] 498x400 (~38Kb) underside female A flowery alpine meadow in a valley of the rivulet descending from the southerm principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets, 2700 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [eversmanni-4fu.jpg] 1731x1165 (~404Kb) upperside female Canada: British Columbia, Pink Mtn, 3.7.1981, Photo 2007 © Norbert Kondla leg.
[eversmanni-4fv.jpg] 1662x1109 (~337Kb) underside female Canada: British Columbia, Pink Mtn, 3.7.1981, Photo 2007 © Norbert Kondla leg. [eversmanni-4mu.jpg] 1556x1128 (~361Kb) upperside male Canada: British Columbia, Pink Mtn, 3.7.1981, Photo 2007 © Norbert Kondla leg. [eversmanni-4mv.jpg] 1503x1056 (~311Kb) underside male Canada: British Columbia, Pink Mtn, 3.7.1981, Photo 2007 © Norbert Kondla leg.

Larva on Corydalis gigantea [NAB]

Larva on Corydalis arctica, C. paeoniipholia, C. gorodkovi, C. pauciflora [BRU]


P. e. eversmanni Ménétriés, [1850]
S.Siberia (mountains) altaicus Verity, 1911
lacinia Hemming, 1934
P. e. vosnessenski Ménétriés, [1850]
Sea of Okhotsk eversmanni magadana D. Weiss, 1971
P. e. polarius Schulte, 1991
NE.Yakutia, Chukot
P. e. thor H. Edwards, 1881
Alaska Parnassius thor H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (1): 2, TL: Upper Yukon, Alaska
kohlsaati Gunder, 1932
ochreoocellatus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
quincunx Bryk & Eisner, 1934, not Bryk, 1914
desubmarginatus Bryk, 1935
Parnassius eversmanni thor [BOA]
Parnassius eversmanni thor ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 2; [NACL, 4153a]
?P. e. daisetsuzanus Matsumura, 1926
Japan
?P. e. maui Bryk, 1914

Parnassius felderi Bremer, 1861
Amur, Ussuri (mountains), NE.China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Parnassius felderi Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 464, TL: "Raddeevka" [Radde, Amur region]
Parnassius felderi [Wahlberg]
Parnassius felderi [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius felderi ; [BRU, 138]
Parnassius eversmanni felderi ; [MRS, 200]

Larva on Corydalis gigantea [BRU]

P. f. felderi Bremer, 1861
Bureinsky Mts
P. f. litoreus Stichel, 1907
S.Amur
P. f. maui Sheljuzhko, 1914
Sikhote-Alin Mts

Parnassius ariadne (Lederer, 1853)
Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai. See [About maps] ariadne (Lederer, 1853); Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 354, TL: [Bukhtarma River sources, Altai]
clarius Eversmann, 1843; (nom. praeocc.)
Parnassius ariadne [Wahlberg]
Parnassius ariadne [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius ariadne ; [BRU, 138]; [MRS, 200]

Larva on Corydalis, C. nobilis [BRU]

P. a. ariadne Lederer, 1853
Altai
P. a. clarus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Saur, Tarbagatai
P. a. jiadengyttensis Huang & Murayama
Parnassius ariadne jiadengyttensis ; [MRS, 200]

Parnassius delphius Eversmann, 1843
Afghanistan, C.Asia, Pakistan, N.India, Kashmir, Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius delphius Eversmann, 1843; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 541, pl. 7, f. 1A-B, TL: "Altai" [= error, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Kazakhstan]
Parnassius delphius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius delphius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius delphius ; [BRU, 138]; [MRS, 205]

Larva on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana, Corydalis onobrichis [BRU]

P. d. delphius Eversmann, 1843
Dzhungarsky Alatau
P. d. namanganus Staudinger, 1886
NW. of Lake Issyk-Kul ?namaganus[sic?] ?Elwes, 1886; (spell., author?)
P. d. albulus Honrath, 1889
SW. of Lake Issyk-Kul
P. d. pulchra Eisner, 1939
N. of Lake Issyk-Kul
P. d. constans O. Bang-Haas, 1915
C.Tien Shan
P. d. f. styx Staudinger, 1886
delphius f. styx Staudinger, 1886; (infrasubspec.)
P. d. f. satanas A. Bang-Haas, 1910
delphius f. satanas A. Bang-Haas, 1910; (infrasubspec.)
Parnassius delphius karaschahricus ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius delphius mephisto ; [MRS, 205]
P. d. kohibaba Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956
Afghanistan Parnassius delphius kohibaba Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956; Vidensk. Medd. Dansk Naturh. Forening 118: (141-192), TL: btw Surtu and top of Mt. Shah Fuladi, ca. 5000m

?Parnassius stoliczkanus Felder, 1865?²
Kashmir. See [About maps] stoliczkanus Felder, 1865?²; Reise der ... Fregatte Novara (Lep.)
Parnassius stoliczkanus [Wahlberg]

Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Kirghizia, Kashmir, Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Trudy russk. ent. Obshch. (25): 446
Parnassius acdestis [Wahlberg]
P. a. rupshuana Avinoff, 1916
P. a. takedai Mikami & Sakakibara, 1988
P. a. ladakensis Avinoff, 1916
P. a. peshkei Eisner, 1933
P. a. yanae Huang, 1998
NW.Tibet Parnassius acdestis yanae Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 273, pl. 1, f. 3a-d, 4a, 4b, TL: Main Peak of the Xiagangjiang Mts., 5200-5300m
P. a. limitis Weiss & Michel
Parnassius acdestis limitis ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis hades ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. cerevisiae Weiss & Michel
Parnassius acdestis cerevisiae ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis lathonius ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. macdonardi Rothschild
Parnassius acdestis macdonardi ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis felix ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis peeblesi ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. imperatoides Weiss & Michel
Parnassius acdestis imperatoides ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. ohkuma Koiwaya
Parnassius acdestis ohkuma ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. manco Koiwaya
Parnassius acdestis manco ; [MRS, 205]
P. a. vogti (Bang-Haas)
Parnassius acdestis vogti ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis cinerosus ; [MRS, 205]
Parnassius acdestis irenaephis ; [MRS, 205]

Parnassius stenosemus Honrath²
Parnassius stenosemus ; [EBW]

Parnassius maximinus Staudinger, 1891
W.Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Parnassius maximinus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (1) : 158, TL: [Chatkalsky Mts, Uzbekistan]
Parnassius maximinus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius maximinus [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius maximinus ; [BRU, 139]

Larva on Corydalis darwasica, C. ledebouriana [BRU]

Parnassius maximinus maximinus ; Bergmann, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): pl. I, f. 3, 5-6
P. m. kasakstanus O. Bang-Haas, 1933
P. m. legezina Bergmann, 1995
W.Tian-Shan Parnassius maximinus legezina Bergmann, 1995; Atalanta 26 (1/2): 140, pl. I, f. 1-2, 4, TL: Usbekistan, W. Tian-Shan, Kurmaminski-Kette, Kamtschik-Pass, 1600-2000m

Parnassius staudingeri A. Bang-Haas, 1882
Pamirs-Alai, Hindu Kush, Karakorum, W.Kuen-Lun. See [About maps] Parnassius staudingeri A. Bang-Haas, 1882; Berl. ent. Z. 26 (1): 163, pl. 2, f. 7-8, 8a, TL: [Mt. Khazret-Sultan, W. Ghissarsky Mts]
Parnassius staudingeri [Wahlberg]
Parnassius staudingeri [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius staudingeri ; [BRU, 139]; [MRS, 205]

Larva on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana, Corydalis onobrychis [BRU]

P. s. staudingeri A. Bang-Haas, 1882
W.Ghissar staudingeri hodja Avinov, 1913
P. s. hissaricus Eisner, 1968
E.Ghissar staudingeri tzvetaevi J.L. Shchetkin, 1977
P. s. difficilis Murzin, 1989
Turkestansky Mts
P. s. infernalis Elwes, 1886
Alaisky, E.Zaalaisky Mts
P. s. illustris Grum-Grshimailo, 1888
W. Zaalaisky Mts
P. s. inacessibilis J.J. Shchetkin, 1979
Darvaz staudingeri valentinae J.J. Scchetkin, 1977; (nom. praeocc.)
P. s. darvasicus Avinov, 1916
W.Pamirs
P. s. jacobsoni Avinon, 1913
SW.Pamirs
P. s. hunza Grum-Grshimailo, 1888
SE.Pamirs
Parnassius staudingeri mustagata ; [MRS, 205]

Parnassius kiritshenkoi Avinov, 1910
E.Pamirs. See [About maps] Parnassius kiritshenkoi Avinov, 1910; Hor. Soc. ent. Ross., 39: 228, t. 14, f. 1, TL: Alichur Mts, E. Pamirs
Parnassius kiritshenkoi [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius kiritshenkoi ; [BRU, 140]
?P. k. dunkeldykus Sotshivko & Kaabak, 1996
Sarykolsky Mts kiritshenkoi dunkeldykus Sotshivko & Kaabak, 1996; , TL: Sarylkolsky Mts

Parnassius cardinal Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
Darvaz, N.Afghanistan (Badahshan). See [About maps] Parnassius cardinal Grum-Grshimailo, 1887; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép., 3: 397, TL: [Plateau Tupchek, upper reaches of Kara-Shara River, Peter 1 Mts, Tajikistan]
Parnassius cardinal [Wahlberg]
Parnassius cardinal [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius cardinal ; [BRU, 140]

Larva on Corydalis ledebouriana [BRU]


Parnassius patricius Niepelt, 1911
Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Parnassius patricius Niepelt, 1911; Int. ent. Z. 5: 274, TL: "Naryn" [Inner Tian-Shan, Kirghizia]
Parnassius patricius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius patricius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius patricius ; [BRU, 140]

Larva on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana [BRU]

P. p. priamus Bryk, 1914
P. p. lukhtanovi Rose, 1992
Khan-Tengri peak
P. p. uzungyrus D. Weiss, 1979
Kirghizsky Mts patricius haugumensis Eisner, 1979
P. p. luedwigi Kreuzberg, 1989
Chatkalsky, Talassky
P. p. kardakoffi Bryk & Eisner, 1930
Kunghei-Alatau, Zailiisky Alatau

Parnassius simo Gray, 1853 (?1852)
Tadzhikistan, Kirghizia, Kashmir, Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Ladak, N.India, Tibet, W.China, Mongolia. See [About maps] Parnassius simo Gray, 1853 (?1852); Cat. Lep. Ins. Br. Mus. 1: 76, pl. 12, figs 3, 4, TL: "Chinese Tartary" [between Kumaon and Kashmir]
Parnassius simo [Wahlberg]
Parnassius simo [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius simo ; [BRU, 141]; [BOW: pl. 135, f. 18]; [MRS, 209]; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 275 (note), pl. 2, f. 5d, 6c-d

Larva on Lagotis globosa?, L. decumbens? [BRU]

P. s. avinovi Verity, 1911
E.Pamirs simo hilariae Kreuzberg, 1986
P. s. simulator Staudinger, 1889
?
P. s. gylippos Fruhstorfer, 1901
?
P. s. lise Eisner
Parnassius simo lise ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius simo kunlunensis ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius simo kosiovi ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius simo norikae ; [MRS, 209]
P. s. simplicata Stich, 1907
simo simplicata Stich, 1907; , TL: Altun Shan
Parnassius simo simplicata ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 275 (note), pl. 2, f. 5c
Parnassius simo simplicatus ; [MRS, 209]
P. s. confusus Bang-Haas
Parnassius simo confusus ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius simo lenzeni ; [MRS, 209]
P. s. acconus Fruhstorfer
Parnassius simo acconus ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius simo hingstoni ; [MRS, 209]
Xiagangjian Mts. Parnassius simo bainqenerdini Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 275, pl. 2, f. 5a-b, 6a-b, TL: Main Peak, 5200-5300

Parnassius andreji Eisner
Parnassius andreji [Wahlberg]
Parnassius andreji ; [MRS, 209]
P. a. eos Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius andreji eos ; [MRS, 209]
P. a. simillimus Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius andreji simillimus ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius andreji buddenbrocki ; [MRS, 209]
P. a. dirschi Bang-Haas
Parnassius andreji disrchi ; [MRS, 209]
Parnassius andreji ogawai ; [MRS, 209]

Parnassius simonius Staudinger, 1889
Pamirs-Alai Parnassius simonius Staudinger, 1889; Stett. ent. Ztg., 50: 16, TL: ".. Pamir-Gebiet (oder Transalai?)"
Parnassius simonius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius simonius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius simonius ; [BRU, 141]

Larva on Lagotis decumbens?, Veronica luetkeana? [BRU]

P. s. simonius Staudinger, 1889
Zaalaisky
P. s. grayi Avinov, 1916
Alaisky
P. s. nigrificatus Kreuzberg, 1986
P. s. taldicus Gundorov, 1991
simonius shuvalorum Kreuzberg & Pljushch, 1992

Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901
Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901; D. ent. Z. Iris, 14: 177, t. 1, Abb. 3-4
Parnassius boedromius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius boedromius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius boedromius ; [BRU, 142]

Larva on Lagotis decumbens?, L. integrifolia? [BRU]

P. b. prasolovi Kreuzberg, 1986
Inner Tian-Shan
P. b. hohlbecki Avinov, 1913
N.Tian-Shan
P. b. martiniheringi Bryk & Eisner, 1930
Zailiisky, Kunghei-Alatau
P. b. sokolovi Kreuzberg, 1990
NW.Tian-Shan

Parnassius tenedius Eversmann, 1851
Altai - W.Chukot, Yakut, Tura, N.China, Mongolia. See [About maps] Parnassius tenedius Eversmann, 1851; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 24(2): 621, TL: [Irkutsk Region, Russia]
Parnassius tenedius tenedius [SZMN]
Parnassius tenedius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius tenedius ; [BRU, 142]; [MRS, 209]

Larva on Corydalis sibirica, C. capnoides [BRU], Corydalis spp. [MRS]

P. t. vulcanus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Altai
P. t. scepticus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Transbaikalia Parnassius tenedius sceptica ; [MRS, 209]
P. t. britae Bryk, 1932
Chukot, Far East

Parnassius arctica (Eisner, 1968)
NE.Yakutia. See [About maps] arctica (Eisner, 1968); Zool. Meded., 43: 15, t. 1, Abb. 7, 8, TL: [Verkhoyansky Mts., Yakutia]
?Parnassius ammosovi Korshunov, 1988
Parnassius ammosovi [SZMN]
Parnassius arctica [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius arctica ; [BRU, 142]

Larva on Corydalis corodkovi [BRU]


Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864
Lake Baikal - Ussuri, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864; Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersburg 8(1): 6, t. 1, f. 3, 4, TL: [Delta of Oldoi River ...]
Parnassius bremeri [Wahlberg]
Parnassius bremeri [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius bremeri ; [BRU, 143]; [MRS, 193]
[bremeri-1l.jpg] 640x480 (~69Kb) larva Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [bremeri-2l.jpg] 640x480 (~58Kb) larva Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [bremeri-3l.jpg] 640x480 (~85Kb) larva Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler
[bremeri-3u.jpg] 640x480 (~76Kb) upperside Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [bremeri-3v.jpg] 640x480 (~76Kb) underside Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler [bremeri-4.jpg] 640x480 (~58Kb) Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler
[bremeri-4v.jpg] 640x480 (~69Kb) underside Raddejewka (Amur), ex. ovo 2000, Photo © Hans Degler

Larva on Sedum aizoon, Sedum ussuriensis, S. ishida, Orostachys malacophylla [BRU], Sedum spp., Sedum quadrifolium [MRS]


P. b. conjunctus Staudinger, 1901
Ussuri
P. b. graeseri Honrath, 1885
Transbaikalia
P. b. amgunensis Sheljuzhko, 1928
Lower Amur region
P. b. orotschonicus O. Bang-Haas, 1927
Sikhote-Alin (coast) bremeri olgensis Kardakov, 1928
P. b. nipponus Kreuzberg, 1992
Kunashir Island

Parnassius nomion Fischer de Waldheim, 1823
Urals, Altai, S.Siberia - Ussuri, Amur, Mongolia, China, Korea. See [About maps] Parnassius nomion Fischer de Waldheim, 1823; Entomographia Imp. ross., 2: 242, TL: "Dauria"
Parnassius nomion [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius nomion ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 2 [for Alaska, missid.?]; [BRU, 143]; [MRS, 196]
[nomion-1u.jpg] 510x390 (~45Kb) upperside The Koksu River left bank 2 km upstream of its junctin with the Argut River, Central Altai Mountains, West Siberia, Russia. July 1988 (sitting on Spiraea chamaedryfolia), Photo © Oleg Kosterin [nomion-2mu.jpg] 800x600 (~105Kb) upperside male Spiraea salicifolia L. bushes on the Onon River right bank floodland just below a high steppen terrace, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 16th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [nomion-2mv.jpg] 533x400 (~42Kb) underside male Spiraea salicifolia L. bushes on the Onon River right bank floodland just below a high steppen terrace, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 16th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
[nomion-3l.jpg] 800x600 (~117Kb) larva A meadow steppe on a moderate elevation Adon-Chelon at the mountain Tsagan-Obo, 10 km NNW of the village Tasyrkhoi, SE Chita Province (Dahuria), Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 20th June 1995 (The last instar larva near its foodplant Sedum aizoon L.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Sedum, Orostachys [BRU]


P. n. nomion Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
Transbaikalia
P. n. dis Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
E.Sayan Mts
P. n. nominulus Staudinger, 1895
Tuva
P. n. aurora O. Bang-Haas, 1933
Amur
P. n. mandschuriae Oberthür, 1891
Ussuri Parnassius nomion mandschuriae ; [MRS, 196]
P. n. korshunovi Kreuzberg & Pljushch, 1992
Altai, W.Sayan, Urals
Parnassius nomion oberthuerianus ; [MRS, 196]
P. n. tsinlingensis Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius nomion tsinlingensis ; [MRS, 196]
Parnassius nomion shansiensis ; [MRS, 196]
Parnassius nomion richthofeni ; [MRS, 196]
P. n. theagenes Fruhstorfer
Parnassius nomion theagenes ; [MRS, 196]
Parnassius nomion gabrieli ; [MRS, 196]
P. n. nomius Grum-Grshimailo
Parnassius nomion nomius ; [MRS, 196]
P. n. minschani Bryk-Eisner
Parnassius nomion minschani ; [MRS, 196]

fiParnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Tien-Shan, Siberia - Yakutia, N.Urals - Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Middle East, Mongolia. See [About maps] Apollo Apollo Apollofjäril Apollo l'Apollon Apolo Niepylak apollo
Papilio apollo Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 465, TL: Sweden
Parnassius apollo [Wahlberg]
Parnassius apollo [Kimmo Silvonen]
Parnassius apollo [NORLEP]
Parnassius apollo [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius apollo [Mario Maier]
Parnassius apollo [Simon Coombes]
Parnassius apollo ; [BRU, 144]; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 6]; [MRS, 198]; [Otakar Kudrna]
[apollo-1u.jpg] 500x320 (~63Kb) upperside Mt. Canigou, Pyrenees Orientales, France 27/7/96, Photo © Simon Coombes [apollo-2u.jpg] 500x345 (~20Kb) upperside Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen [apollo-2v.jpg] 500x435 (~27Kb) underside Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen
[apollo-3l.jpg] 600x360 (~53Kb) larva Finland, Parainen 669:23, 25.06.1985, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen [apollo-4l.jpg] 640x480 (~88Kb) larva Sweden, Småland, ex. ovo, Photo 2000 © Hans Degler [apollo-4p.jpg] 640x480 (~88Kb) pupa Sweden, Småland, ex. ovo, Photo 2000 © Hans Degler
[apollo-5l.jpg] 598x400 (~81Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [apollo-5u.jpg] 598x400 (~58Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

Larva on Sedum telephium, S. album, S. rupestre, S. rosea [SPRK], Hylotelephium caucasicum, Sempervivum [BRU]


P. a. finmarchicus Rothschild, 1906
N.Europe (Karelia)
P. a. democratus Kulikowsky, 1906
C.Europe
P. a. rosenius Fruhstorfer, 1923
Carpathians
P. a. graecus Ziegler, 1901
Bulgaria?
P. a. limicola Stichel, 1906
Urals
P. a. alpherakyi Krulikowsky, 1906
Altai Parnassius apollo alpherakyi [SZMN]
P. a. merzbacheri Fruhstorfer, 1906
N.Tian Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau
[merzbacheri-1mu.jpg] 533x400 (~66Kb) upperside male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [merzbacheri-2mu.jpg] 755x483 (~51Kb) upperside male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [merzbacheri-3m.jpg] 732x476 (~41Kb) male A meadowy southern slope of the Tyshkan River valley, altitude of 2400 m, 38 km NEN of Zharkent, 13 km NEN of Sarybel', massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan region, SE Kazakhstan. 24th of July 1994 (in spider web), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. a. meinhardi Sheljuzhko, 1924
N.Kazakhstan, W.Siberia
P. a. sibiricus Nordmann, 1851
E.Siberia
[sibiricus-1l.jpg] 533x400 (~62Kb) larva A rocky south-exposed slope of the right board of the Berd' River valley 13 km SE of the village Novososedovo (on the elevation of Salairskii Kryazh), Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 10th May 1996 (A mature instar larva), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. a. hesebolus Nordmann, 1851
Transbaikalia, Yakutia Parnassius apollo hesebolus [SZMN]
P. a. suaneticus Arnold, 1909
Caucasus Major
P. a. kashtsehenko Sheljuzhko, 1908
Caucasus Minor, Armenia
P. a. leovigildus Fruhstorfer, 1909
Parnassius apollo leovigildus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Int. ent. Zs. 3 (30): 161
[leovigildus-1l.jpg] 640x480 (~93Kb) larva France, Montage de Lure, ex. ovo (2nd gen.), Photo 2000 © Hans Degler

P. a. provincialis Kheil, 1905
[provincialis-1l.jpg] 640x480 (~82Kb) larva France, Mont Lachens, ex. ovo, Photo 2000 © Hans Degler

P. a. rhea (Poda, 1761)
P. a. jelicus Fruhstorfer, 1921
Parnassius apollo jelicus Fruhstorfer, 1921; Ent. Anz. 1 (8): 87 (10 August), TL: Serbien, Jelicapass
jelicus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 14
P. a. graecus Ziegler, 1901
Parnassius apollo graecus Ziegler, 1901; Berliner Ent. Zeitschrift 46 (1): (11)
Parnassius apollo omotimoius Fruhstorfer, 1921; Ent. Anz. 1 (8): 88 (10 August), TL: Vitosch near Sofia, Bulgaria
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 14
Parnassius apollo yglanus Fruhstorfer, 1921; Ent. Anz. 1 (8): 88 (10 August), TL: Rila Planina, 1400m, Bulgaria
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 14
Parnassius apollo hermiston Fruhstorfer, 1921; Ent. Anz. 1 (8): 89 (10 August), TL: Balkan, Schipkapass, ca. 1300m, Bulgaria
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
Parnassius apollo olympiacus Kolar & Rebel, 1934; Int. ent. Z. 28 (29): 368, TL: Kalyvia Vrissula, Olymp., 1300m [Greece]
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
Parnassius apollo thessalicus O. Bang-Haas, 1934; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 48 (16): 128, TL: Greece, Thessalia, Litochoran, Olymp., 2100-2400m
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
omotimoius ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 14
yglanus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 14
hermiston ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
olympiacus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
thessalicus ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 15
P. a. ottonius Fruhstorfer, 1909
Parnassius apollo ottonius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Int. ent. Zs. 3 (30): 161, TL: "österreichischen Küstenlande.. Krain"
Parnassius apollo leimdoerfferi Bryk, 1935; Das Tierreich 65: 450, TL: "Fiume (Cirkvenica)" [Croatia, Rijeka, Crikvenica]
= ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 16
ottonius ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 13
leimdoerfferi ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 16

Parnassius apollonius (Eversmann, 1804)
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, W.Sinkiang. See [About maps] apollonius (Eversmann, 1804); Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 20(2): 71, t. 3, f. 1-2, TL: "Songaria"
Parnassius apollonius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius apollonius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius apollonius ; [BRU, 144]; [MRS, 193]

Larva on Pseudosedum, Rosularia spp. [BRU], Salsola spp., Scabiosa spp., Rhodiola semenovi [MRS]

P. a. apollonius Eversmann, 1804
S.Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau
P. a. poseidon Bryk & Eisner, 1934
W.Tian-Shan
P. a. glaucopsis Bryk & Eisner, 1934
S.Kazakhstan
P. a. gloriosus Fruhstorfer, 1904
N.Tian-Shan
P. a. narynus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Inner Tian-Shan
P. a. alpinus Staudinger, 1887
Alai
P. a. daubi Fruhstorfer, 1903
Ghissar
P. a. aphrodite Bryk & Eisner, 1934
Ili River valley
P. a. kuldschaensis Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius apollonius kuldschaensis ; [MRS, 193]
P. a. horaki Kreuzberg, 1989

Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793)
Alps, Urals, Siberia, Kazakhastan, Mongolia, China, Alaska?, Alberta?. See [About maps] Small Apollo Phoebus Parnassian Alpen-Apollo
Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 181, TL: Altai, Ongudai
Papilio delius Esper, [1803]; Die Schmett., Suppl. Th 1 (10): 114 (1803-1804), pl. 115, f. 5
Parnassius phoebus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius phoebus [BAMONA]
Parnassius phoebus [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius phoebus [Mario Maier]
Parnassius phoebus ; [BRU, 145]; [NACL, #4155]; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 8]; [MRS, 194]; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]
[phoebus-1f.jpg] 717x456 (~33Kb) female An alpine meadow in the valley of a headwater of the Chikty Rivulet, 2500 m above sea level, the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [phoebus-1l.jpg] 1084x396 (~68Kb) larva A SW slope of a mountain SE of the peak Ilyas and SW of the peak Zhaniktu, which divides sources of the Chikty Rivulet, 3000 m above sea level, the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Saxifraga aizioides, Sempervivum montanum [H&R]

Larva on Sedum lanceolatum, Sedum obtusatum, Sedum? [NAB]

Larva on Rhodiola rosea, Sedum spp., Saxifraga spp. [BRU]

Larva on Saxifraga spp., Saxifraga aizioides, S. calycina, S. nivalis, Sempervivum montanum, S. tectorum, Sedum stenopetalum, S. telephium, Sedum fabria, S. album, S. debile, S. obtusatum, S. wrightii, S. lanceolatum [MRS]


[confederationis-1l.jpg] 640x480 (~132Kb) larva ?Schweiz, centralalps, ex. ovo 2001, Photo © Hans Degler

P. p. intermedius Ménétriés, 1851
S.Altai
P. p. fortuna O. Bang-Haas, 1912
Transbaikalia Parnassius phoebus fortuna ; [MRS, 194]
P. p. ochotskensis Bryk & Eisner, 1931
Russian far east (coastal mountains)
[ochotskensis-1fu.jpg] 533x400 (~73Kb) upperside female A flowery slope of the coastal terrace at the Burgauli River mouth on the south (Ochot Sea) coast of the Koni Peninsula, Ola District, S Magadan Province, Russia. 17th July, 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [ochotskensis-1mv.jpg] 400x533 (~50Kb) underside male A flowery slope of the coastal terrace on the Cape Alevina - the south-west ending of the Koni Peninsula, Ola District, S Magadan Province, Russia. 15th July, 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. p. uralensis Ménétriés, 1859
Polar Urals
Yakutia
P. p. sedakovi Ménétriés, [1850]
Baikal phoebus sedakovi Ménétriés, [1850]; in Siemaschko
Parnassius phoebus sedakovi [SZMN]
P. p. corybas Fischer von Waldheim, 1824
Kamchatka phoebus kamtchatica Ménétriés, 1859
P. p. f. alpestris Verity, 1911
Altai
P. p. sauricus Lukhtanov, 1999
E.Kasakstan (Saur-Tarbagatai Mts.) Parnassius phoebus sauricus Lukhtanov, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 136, TL: Kasakstan, Ust-Kemenogorsk, Saur, Kysylkiya, 2900m
P. p. apricatus Stichel, 1906
C.Alaska - W.Yukon Parnassius phoebus apricatus [BOA]
Parnassius phoebus apricatus ; [NACL, #4155i]
P. p. golovinus Holland, 1930
W.Alaska Parnassius phoebus golovinus ; [NACL, #4155j]
P. p. alaskensis Eisner, 1956
alaskaensis Eisner, 1957; (emend.)
Parnassius phoebus alaskensis ; [NACL, #4155k]

ssp. of smintheus?

P. p. elias Bryk, 1934
Parnassius phoebus elias ; [NACL, #4155l]

ssp. of smintheus?

P. p. sayii Edwards, 1863
Parnassius smintheus var. hermodur H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (1): 4, TL: S.Colorado
nigerrimus Verity, 1907
mariae Bryk, 1912
quincunx Bryk, 1915, not Bryk, 1914
polus Ehrmann, 1917
montanus Ehrmann, 1918
utahensis Rothschild, 1918
fermatus Bryk, 1921
melanophorus Bryk, 1921
sordellus Fruhstorfer, 1923
aristion Fruhstorfer, 1923
catullius Fruhstorfer, 1923
dakotaensis Bryk & Eisner, 1935
hollandi Bryk & Eisner, 1935
rotgeri Bang-Haas, 1938
reducta Bang-Haas, 1938
discocircumcinctus Eisner, 1955
rubiana Wyatt, 1961
excelsior Eisner, 1969
pholus ; Barner & Benjamin, 1926, (missp.)
hermador ; F. M. Brown, Eff & Rotger, 1956, (missp.)
Parnassius smintheus hermodur ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
Parnassius phoebus sayii ; [NACL, #4155g]

ssp. of smintheus?


Parnassius smintheus Doubleday, [1847]
Alaska, British Columbia, W.USA. See [About maps] Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus Doubleday, [1847]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 4 (1846)
sedakovii Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 71 (1857)
rocky Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
nanus Neumann, 1890; Ent. Amer. 6: 61
minor Verity, 1907; (preocc. Staudinger, 1881)
minusculus Bryk, 1912
quincunx Bryk, 1914
verity Ehrmann, 1918; (repl. name)
ernestinae Bryk & Eisner, 1935
manitobaensis Bryk & Eisner, 1935
Parnassius smintheus [ALBERTA]
Parnassius smintheus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius smintheus [BAMONA]
Parnassius smintheus nanus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
Parnassius smintheus sedakovii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
Parnassius phoebus smintheus ; [NACL, #4155e]
Parnassius smintheus ; [BOC, 112]; [Opler]
[smintheus-1.jpg] 900x746 (~117Kb) USA: FR3100, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'55N 120°57'48W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [smintheus-2u.jpg] 900x708 (~60Kb) upperside USA: FR3100, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'55N 120°57'48W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [smintheus-3v.jpg] 800x892 (~90Kb) underside USA: FR3100, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'55N 120°57'48W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
[smintheus-4u.jpg] 900x660 (~74Kb) upperside USA: FR3120(?), Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'51N 120°58'36W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [smintheus-4ux.jpg] 800x541 (~47Kb) upperside USA: FR3120(?), Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'51N 120°58'36W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [smintheus-4v.jpg] 1000x772 (~88Kb) underside USA: FR3120(?), Wenatchee National Forest, (47°03'51N 120°58'36W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
[smintheus-5u.jpg] 1000x686 (~97Kb) upperside USA: FR3330(?), Wenatchee National Forest, (47°04'11N 120°56'09W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [smintheus-6mu.jpg] 1600x1200 (~354Kb) upperside male Canada, Alberta [not Manitoba], nr. Exshaw, 15.VII.1933 (Parnassius smintheus "manitobaensis"), Photo 2004 © Joseph Belicek NHMW Wien

Larva on Sedum lanceolatum, S. roseum, S. divergens, S. stenopetalum, S. oreganum [BOC]


P. s. sternitzkyi McDunnough, 1936
N.California Parnassius smintheus sternitzkyi McDunnough, 1936; Can. ent. 68: , TL: Castle Lake, Siskiyou Co., California
Parnassius smintheus sternitzkyi [BOA]
Parnassius phoebus sternitzkyi ; [NACL, #4155b]
Parnassius smintheus sternitzkyi ; [BOC]
P. s. magnus Wright, 1905
Washington smintheus magnus Wright, 1905; , TL: Enderby, British Columbia
Parnassius phoebus magnus ; [NACL, #4155c]
Parnassius smintheus magnus ; [BOC, 112]
[magnus-1fu.jpg] 1816x1500 (~469Kb) upperside female Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla [magnus-1fv.jpg] 1800x1500 (~429Kb) underside female Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla [magnus-1mu.jpg] 1810x1466 (~349Kb) upperside male Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla leg.
[magnus-1mv.jpg] 1752x1398 (~324Kb) underside male Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla leg.

P. s. olympiannus Burdick, 1941
Olympic Mountains, Vancouver Is. Parnassius smintheus olympiannus Burdick, 1941; Can. Ent. 73 (7): (117-118), TL: Hurricane Hill, Olympic Peninsula, Clallam Co., Washington
Parnassius phoebus guppyi Wyatt, 1969; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 54: (132-133), TL: Mt. Arrowsmith, Vancouver I., British Columbia
Parnassius phoebus olympianus ; [NACL, #4155d (missp.)]
Parnassius smintheus olympiannus ; [BOC, 112]

Larva on Sedum divergens Guppy, 1998, J. Lep. Soc. 52 (1): 113 (for guppyi in Vancouver I.)

P. s. xanthus Ehrmann, 1918
Washington smintheus xanthus Ehrmann, 1918; , TL: Moscow, Idaho
= ?Parnassius smintheus magnus Wright, 1905;
mendicus Stichel, 1907; (ab.)
pseudocorybas Verity, 1907; (ab.)
idahoensis Bryk & Eisner, 1931; , TL: Wallace, Idaho
= ?Parnassius smintheus magnus Wright, 1905;
montanulus Bryk & Eisner, 1931; , TL: Missoula, Montana
= ?Parnassius smintheus magnus Wright, 1905;
maximus Bryk & Eisner, 1937; , TL: Judith Mtns, Montana
Parnassius phoebus xanthus ; [NACL, #4155f]
Parnassius smintheus xanthus ; [BOC, 112]
P. s. pseudorotgeri Eisner, 1966
Colorado (San Juan Mtns) Parnassius smintheus pseudorotgeri [BOA]
Parnassius phoebus pseudorotgeri ; [NACL, #4155h]
P. s. yukonensis Eisner, 1969
S.Yukon, British Columbia Parnassius phoebus yukonensis ; [NACL, #4155m]

Parnassius behrii Edwards, 1870
California. See [About maps] Parnassius behrii Edwards, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 10
niger W. G. Wright, 1905
astriotes Fruhstorfer, 1923
Parnassius behrii [BOA]
Parnassius behrii [Wahlberg]
Parnassius smintheus behrii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
Parnassius phoebus behrii ; [NACL, #4155a]
Parnassius behrii ; [Opler]

Parnassius honrathi Staudinger, 1882
Ghissar-Alai, W.Pamirs, Badahshan. See [About maps] Parnassius honrathi Staudinger, 1882; Berl. Ent. Z. 26: 161, pl. 1, f. 5, 6, pl. 2, f. 5, TL: Hazret-Sultan-Gebirge, südlich von Samarkand
Parnassius honrathi [Wahlberg]
Parnassius honrathi [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius honrathi ; [BRU, 145]
P. h. honrathi Staudinger, 1882
W.Ghissar Parnassius honrathi tusovi J.J. & J.L. Shchetkin, 1989; Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 94: (53-55)
P. h. ernesti Bryk, 1932
E.Ghissar, Darvaz, Parnassius honrathi chaitcus J.L. & J.J. Shchetkin, 1989; Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 94: (53-55)
honrathi kondarensis J.J. Shchetkin, 1988
P. h. alburnus Stichel, 1907
W.Pamirs

Parnassius jacquemonti Boisduval, 1836
Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, N.India, Chitral - Kumaon, Tibet, Sinkiang, Kansu, Szechwan. See [About maps] Keeled Apollo
Parnassius jacquemonti Boisduval, 1836; Spéc. Gén. Lép. 1: 400, TL: "...l'Himalaya"
Parnassius jacquemonti [Wahlberg]
Parnassius jacquemonti ; [BRU, 145]
Parnassius jacquemontii ; [EBW]; [MRS, 194]

Larva on Rhodiola spp. [BRU]

P. j. variabilis Stichel, 1906
Ghissar, Alai, Inner Tian-Shan jacquemonti diana Bryk, 1934
P. j. rubicundus Stichel, 1906
W.Pamirs
P. j. pamirus O. Bang-Haas, 1927
E.Pamirs
Parnassius jacquemontii jupiterius ; [MRS, 194]
P. j. mercurius Grum-Grshimailo
Parnassius jacquemontii mercurius ; [MRS, 194]
Parnassius jacquemontii thibetanus ; [MRS, 194]
P. j. tatungi Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius jacquemontii tatungi ; [MRS, 194]

Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Afghanistan - Kashmir, Nepal, Chitral - Sikkim, Tibet - Singkiang, Kansu, Tshingai, Szechwan. See [About maps] Common Red Apollo
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879; Etudes d'Ent. 4: 23
?beresowskyi Staudinger²
Parnassius epaphus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius epaphus ; [MRS, 195]
P. e. everesti Riley, 1922
epaphus everesti Riley, 1922; , TL: Mt. Everest
P. e. himalayanus Riley, 1922
epaphus himalayanus Riley, 1922; , TL: Mt. Everest
P. e. robertsi Epstein, 1979
epaphus robertsi Epstein, 1979; , TL: C.Nepal
P. e. capdevillei Epstein, 1979
epaphus capdevillei Epstein, 1979; , TL: C.Nepal
P. e. tsaiae Huang, 1998
NW.Tibet Parnassius epaphus tsaiae Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 274, pl. 1, f. 4c, 4d, TL: Maojiali, Main Peak, 4900-5200
Parnassius epaphus sikkimensis ; [MRS, 195]
P. e. poeta Oberthür, 1892
Parnassius epaphus poeta ; Huang, 2001

Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843)
Tadzhikistan, Kirghizia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sinkiang, Kansu. See [About maps] actius (Eversmann, 1843); Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscau 16: 540, t. 9, f. 2a, b, TL: "Altai" [= error?, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Kazakhstan]
Parnassius actius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius actius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius actius ; [BRU, 146]; [MRS, 194]
[actius-1fu.jpg] 471x350 (~64Kb) upperside female Alpine vegetation on the bank of the Kyzylagash River source, about 2800 m altitude, 17 km SE of the village Kopal, the northern slope of the Mynchukur mountain range, the Northern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Kopal District, Taldy-Kurgan Province, SE Kazakhstan. 6th August 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. a. actius Eversmann, 1843
Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts
P. a. minutus Verity, 1911
N.Tian-Shan
P. a. ambrosius Stichel, 1907
Central Tian-Shan
P. a. dubitabilis Verity, 1911
N., W. and Innert Tian-Shan
P. a. flora O. Bang-Haas, 1915
Alai, Ghissar
P. a. brutus O. Bang-Haas, 1915
E.Pamirs
?P. a. pseudobrutus Bryk & Eisner, 1914

Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879
Tadzhikitan, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan - Kasmir, Sinkiang. See [About maps] Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879; Etudes d'Ent. 4: 108, TL: "Kuldja"
discobolus Alpheraky²
Parnassius tianschanicus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius tianschanicus ; [BRU, 146]; [MRS, 195]

Larva on Rhodiola, Pseudosedum [BRU]

P. t. tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879
Mountains N. of Lake Issyk-Kul
P. t. minor Staudinger, 1881
Dzungarsky Alatau
P. t. alexander Bryk & Eisner, 1935
Kirghizsky Mts, Talassky Mts
P. t. chimganus Kreuzberg, 1989
W.Tian-Shan
P. t. astrictio Ohya, 1987
C.Tian-Shan tianschanicus kaindyensis Kreuzberg, 1989
P. t. thiseus Ehrmann, 1920
Inner Tian-Shan
P. t. insignis Staudinger, 1886
Alaisky Mts
P. t. haberhaueri Bryk & Eisner, 1935
Ghissar
P. t. maureri Bryk & Eisner, 1935
P. t. superbus Austaut, 1889
W.Pamirs
Parnassius tianschanicus erebus ; [MRS, 195]
Parnassius tianschanicus fujiokai ; [MRS, 195]
P. t. miror Staudinger
Parnassius tianschanicus miror ; [MRS, 195]
P. t. shiva Wyatt, 1961
Afghanistan Parnassius tianschanicus shiva Wyatt, 1961; J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 4, TL: Kars Pass, Shiva Mts, N. Badakshan, 11000ft

Parnassius loxias Püngeler, 1910
Kirghizia, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius loxias Püngeler, 1910; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 14: 178, t. 1, Abb. 5, 6, TL: 41°7'N, 80°81'E [N. of Aksu River, SE. slope of Kokshall-Tau Mts., W. China]
Parnassius loxias [Wahlberg]
Parnassius loxias ; [BRU, 147]; [MRS, 208]

Larva on Corydalis krasnovi [BRU]

P. l. tashkorensis Kreuzberg, 1984
Inylchektau, Sary-Dzhaz Mts
Parnassiu loxia raskemensis ; [MRS, 208]

Parnassius inopinatus Kotzsch, 1940²
Afghanistan. See [About maps] inopinatus Kotzsch, 1940²; Ent. Z. (Frankf. a. M) 54: 17
Parnassius inopinatus [Wahlberg]

Parnassius autocrator Avinoff, 1913
W.Pamirs - NE.Afghanistan. See [About maps] Parnassius autocrator Avinoff, 1913; Hor. Soc. ent. Ross., 40(5): 16-17, t. 2, f. 3
Parnassius autocrator [Wahlberg]
Parnassius autocrator [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius autocrator ; [BRU, 147]

Larva on Corydalis fimbrillifera, C. onobrychis [BRU]


Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1852
Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, N.India, Kashmir, Tibet, Chitral - Kumaon. See [About maps] Regal Apollo
Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1852; Cat. lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 1 (Papilionidae): 77, pl. 12, f. 7, TL: "Chinese Tartary" [Mountains between Kumaon and Kashmir]
Parnassius charltonius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius charltonius [Ilya Osipov]
Parnassius charltonius ; [BRU, 147]; [MRS, 208]

Larva on Corydalis stricta, Corydalis gortschakovi [BRU]

P. c. romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1885
Alai
P. c. vaporosus Avinov, 1916
Darvaz, W.Pamirs
P. c. voigti O. Bang-Haas
Afghanistan Parnassius charltonius voigti ; Wyatt, 1961, J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 3 (descr. of male Allotype Kotandar Pass, Paghman Mts, Kabul, 10-12500ft)
P. c. ljudmilae Stshetkin & Kaabak, 1985
Ghissar Parnassius charltonius ljudmilae Stshetkin & Kaabak, 1985; Bjul. MOIP. Otd. biol. 90 (5): (?87-95)
Parnassius charltonius ljudmilae ; Kaabak & Lesin, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 161, pl. IV, f. 3-4
P. c. anjuta Stshetkin, Kaabak & Stshetkina, 1987
E.Pamirs, Mynkhadzhir Parnassius charltonius anjuta Stshetkin, Kaabak & Stshetkina, 1987; Entomol. obozrenio 66 (1): (?87-97)
Parnassius charltonius anjuta [SZMN]
Parnassius charltonius anjuta ; Kaabak & Lesin, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 161, pl. IV, f. 1-2
P. c. mistericus Kaabak, Sotshivko & Titov, 1996
SE.Pamirs, Sarykolsky Mts
Parnassius charltonius corporaali ; [MRS, 208]
Parnassius charltonius bryki ; [MRS, 208]
Parnassius charltonius wernickei ; Wyatt, 1961, J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 3 (note)

Parnassius clodius Ménétriés, 1855
Alaska, British Columbia, Washington - Nevada. See [About maps] Clodius Apollo Clodius Parnassian American Apollo
Parnassius clodius Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 73 (1857)
?clarius Boisduval
= ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
castus Bryk, 1913
sulfureus Gunder, 1932
extinctoanalis Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Parnassius clodius [ALBERTA]
Parnassius clodius clodius [BOA]
Parnassius clodius [Wahlberg]
Parnassius clodius [BAMONA]
Parnassius clodius ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1; [NACL, #4154]; [BOW: pl. 12, f. 15]; [BOC, 110]; [Opler]
[clodius-1u.jpg] 1049x776 (~82Kb) upperside west of Bend, Oregon, USA, 7-91, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt [clodius-2.jpg] 500x420 (~19Kb) USA: FR9031, Bandera Mtn, (47°24'28N 121°33'06W), King Co., WA, 15.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [clodius-3.jpg] 700x550 (~46Kb) USA: Wallace Falls State Park, (47°52'33N 121°39'50W), Snohomish Co., WA, 13.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
[clodius-4fu.jpg] 1847x1478 (~536Kb) upperside female Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla [clodius-4fv.jpg] 1816x1503 (~460Kb) underside female Canada, British Columbia, Record Ridge, Photo © Norbert Kondla [clodius-4mu.jpg] 1843x1481 (~450Kb) upperside male Canada, British Columbia, nr Greenwood, Photo © Norbert Kondla leg.
[clodius-4mv.jpg] 1703x1440 (~343Kb) underside male Canada, British Columbia, nr Greenwood, Photo © Norbert Kondla leg.

Larva on Dicentra formosa, D. uniflora, D. pauciflora, D. cucullaria [BOC]


P. c. altaurus Dyar, 1903
Wyoming clodius altaurus Dyar, 1903; , TL: Altaurus Lake, Idaho
flavoocellatus Bryk, 1935
gallatinus Stichel, 1907; , TL: Gallatin River, Wyoming
= ;
immaculatus Skinner, 1911
Parnassius clodius altaurus [BOA]
Parnassius clodius gallatinus ; [NACL, #4154h]
Parnassius clodius altaurus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1; [NACL, #4154g]
P. c. shepardi Eisner, 1966
Shepard's Parnassian
clodius shepardi Eisner, 1966; , TL: Wawawai, Snake River Canyon, Washington
P. c. baldur Edwards, 1877

lorquini Oberthür, 1891
lusca Stichel, 1907
binigrimaculellus Gunder, 1926
primoettertiopictaetornatus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
medionigroocellatus Bryk, 1935, not Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Parnassius clodius baldur [BOA]
Parnassius clodius baldur ; [NACL, #4154c]
P. c. claudianus Stichel, 1907
clodius claudianus Stichel, 1907; , TL: "Washington, BC., Vanc. Is."
baldus Ehrmann, 1918; , TL: Olympic Mtns
kallias Ehrmann, 1918; , TL: Olympic Mtns
Parnassius clodius claudianus [BOA]
Parnassiuc clodius claudianus ; [NACL, #4154d]
Parnassius clodius incredibilis ; [NACL, #4154f]
P. c. menetriesii H. Edwards, 1877
clodius menetriesii H. Edwards, 1877; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7: 164
medionigroocellatus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
nigroanalis Bryk & Eisner, 1932
albocentratus Bryk & Eisner, 1932
Parnassius clodius ménétríésii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 1
Parnassius clodius menetriesii ; [NACL, #4154i]
clodius pseudogallatinus Bryk, 1913; , TL: Yale, British Columbia
Parnassius clodius hel Eisner, 1956; , TL: Stevens Pass, Washington
Parnassius clodius pseudogallatinus ; [NACL, #4154e]
P. c. sol Bryk & Eisner, 1932
clodius sol Bryk & Eisner, 1932; , TL: Baxters, Placer Co., California
Parnassius clodius sol [BOA]
Parnassius clodius sol ; [NACL, #4154b]
P. c. strohbeeni Sternitzky, 1945
dodgei Gunder, 1932; (ab.)
Parnassius clodius strohbeeni ; [NACL, #4154a]

Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890
Tibet, Mongolia, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890; Descr. espece. nouv. lep. gen. Parnassius (Rennes): 1
Parnassius orleans [Wahlberg]
Parnassius orleans ; [MRS, 201]
P. o. lakshmi Mikami, 1998
Parnassius orleans lakshmi ; Huang, 2001

The hardwickii species-group

Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
N.India, Chitral - Sikkim, Kasmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan. See [About maps] Common Blue Apollo
Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831; Zool. Miscell. (1): 32
Parnassius hardwickii [Wahlberg]
Parnassius hardwickei ; [BIR, 410]
Parnassius hardwickii ; [MRS, 201]

Larva on Saxifragaceae [MRS]


The szechenyii species-group

Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldszky, 1886
Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldszky, 1886; Termezetr. Füz. 10: 39
Parnassius szechenyii [Wahlberg]
Parnassius szechenyii ; [MRS, 201]
Parnassius szechenyii germina ; [MRS, 201]
P. s. arnoldianus (Bang-Haas)
Parnassius szechenyii arnoldianus ; [MRS, 201]
P. s. lethe Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius szechenyii lethe ; [MRS, 201]
Parnassius szechenyii evacaki ; [MRS, 201]
[evacaki-1mu.jpg] 1024x768 (~87Kb) upperside male China, Qinghai prov, W.Qinghai lake, Nan Shan mts, 40km NW of Caka town, 3500m, 28.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko [evacaki-1mv.jpg] 1024x768 (~76Kb) underside male China, Qinghai prov, W.Qinghai lake, Nan Shan mts, 40km NW of Caka town, 3500m, 28.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko [evacaki-2mfu.jpg] 1024x768 (~164Kb) upperside male female China, Qinghai prov, W.Qinghai lake, Nan Shan mts, 3500m, 28.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko

?P. s. kansuensis Bryk & Eisner
szechenyii incugnitus; (spell?)
Parnassius szechenyii frivaldszkyi ; [MRS, 201]

Parnassius choui Huang & Shi, 1994
Qinghai Parnassius choui Huang & Shi, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 754, 202, f. 13, TL: Huzhu, Qinghai

Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 446
Parnassius cephalus [Wahlberg]
Parnassius cephalus ; [MRS, 202]
P. c. pythia Rothschild
Parnassius pythia ; [EBW]
Parnassius cephalus pythia ; [MRS, 202]
Parnassius cephalus dengkiaoping ; [MRS, 202]
Parnassius cephalus micheli ; [MRS, 202]
P. c. irene Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius cephalus irene ; [MRS, 202]
[irene-1mu.jpg] 1024x768 (~121Kb) upperside male China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 4450m, 21.6.05, Photo © A. Timchenko [irene-2fu.jpg] 1024x768 (~98Kb) upperside female China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 22.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko

P. c. erlaensis Sorimachi
Parnassius cephalus erlaensis ; [MRS, 202]
P. c. weissi Schulte
Parnassius cephalus weissi ; [MRS, 202]
P. c. sengei (Bang-Haas)
Parnassius cephalus sengei ; [MRS, 202]
Parnassius cephalus elwesi ; [MRS, 202]
Parnassius cephalus takensakai ; [MRS, 202]
P. c. paimaensis Yoshino, 1997
N.Yunnan Parnassius cepharus[sic] paimaensis Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1, f. 1-4, TL: Mt. Baimashueshan, N. Yunnan

The acco species-group

Parnassius acco Gray, 1852
Karakorum, Tibet, Kashmir, Sikkim. See [About maps] Parnassius acco Gray, 1852; Cat. lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 1 (Papilionidae): 76, pl. 12, f. 5-6, TL: Kumaon-Tibet border
Parnassius acco [Wahlberg]
Parnassius acco ; [BOW: pl. 135, f. 18 (text)]; [MRS, 204]
acco transhimalayensis Eisner, 1938; , TL: Jammu-Kashmir
P. a. hampsoni Avinoff, 1916
acco hampsoni Avinoff, 1916; , TL: Karakorum
acco punctata Tytler, 1926
acco baltorana Bang-Haas, 1937
P. a. tagalani Bang-Haas, 1927
Spiti, Ladak, SW.Tibet acco pundjabensis Bang-Haas, 1927
acco chumurtiensis Bang-Haas, 1928
?tagalangi ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 271 (note) (missp.?)
Parnassius acco tagalangi ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 271 (note), pl. 1, f. 2c, 2d
Xiagangjian Mts., Sangmubati Mts. Parnassius acco gyanglaputsai Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 271, pl. 1, f. 1a-d, 2a, 2b, TL: Naogaola, 5200m
Parnassius acco tulaishani ; [MRS, 204]
P. a. rosei Schulte
Parnassius acco rosei ; [MRS, 204]
P. a. humboldti Pierrat & Porion
Parnassius acco humboldti ; [MRS, 204]
Parnassius acco vairocanus ; [MRS, 204]
P. a. rosea Weiss & Michel
Parnassius acco rose ; [MRS, 204]
P. a. goergneri Weiss & Michel
Parnassius acco goergneri ; [MRS, 204]

?Parnassius hunningtoni Avinoff²
Parnassius hunningtoni [Wahlberg]
Parnassius hunningtoni ; [EBW]

Parnassius przewalskii Alphéraky, 1887
Parnassius przewalskii Alphéraky, 1887; in Romanoff, Mem. lép. 3 : 403
Parnassius przewalskii ; [EBW]; [MRS, 204]
[przewalskii-1mu.jpg] 1024x768 (~127Kb) upperside male China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 4450m, 21.6.05, Photo © A. Timchenko [przewalskii-1mv.jpg] 1024x768 (~172Kb) underside male China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 4450m, 21.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko

P. p. yvonne (Eisner)
Parnassius przewalskii yvonne ; [MRS, 204]
P. p. liae Huang & Murayama
Parnassius przewalskii liae ; [MRS, 204]

Parnassius maharaja Avinoff, 1913
Kashmir. See [About maps] Parnassius maharaja Avinoff, 1913; Trudy russk. ent. Obsch. 40(5): 1-21
Parnassius maharaja [Wahlberg]
Parnassius maharajus ; [MRS, 203]

Parnassius baileyi South
Parnassius baileyi ; [MRS, 204]
Parnassius rothschildianus ; [EBW]
Parnassius baileyi rothschildianus ; [MRS, 204]
Parnassius baileyi bubo ; [MRS, 204]

The imperator species-group

Parnassius imperator Oberthür, 1883
Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Parnassius imperator Oberthür, 1883; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1883: lxxvii
Parnassius imperator [Wahlberg]
Parnassius imperator ; [MRS, 207]

Larva on Corydalis spp. [MRS]

P. i. augustus Fruhstorfer
Parnassius imperator augustus ; [MRS, 207]
P. i. irmae (Bryk, 1932)
Parnassius imperator cedermarki
= ; Huang, 2001
Parnassius imperator irmae ; [MRS, 207]; Huang, 2001
Parnassius imperator interjungens ; [MRS, 207]
P. i. karmapus Weiss & Michel
Parnassius imperator karmapus ; [MRS, 207]
P. i. regulus Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius imperator regulus ; [MRS, 207]
P. i. regina Bryk & Eisner
Parnassius imperator regina ; [MRS, 207]
Parnassius imperator gigas ; [MRS, 207]
P. i. musageta Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Parnassius musageta Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 446
Parnassius imperator musagetus ; [MRS, 207]
[musageta-1fu.jpg] 1024x768 (~343Kb) upperside female China, Qinghai prov, W.Qinghai lake, Nan Shan mts, 40km NW of Caka town, 3500m, 28.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko

P. i. rex Bang-Haas
Parnassius imperator rex ; [MRS, 207]
Parnassius imperator takashi ; [MRS, 207]

The ? species-group

Parnassius hide Koiwaya, 1987
China Qinghai, Kunlun Mountains Parnassius hide Koiwaya, 1987; Gekkan Mushi 201: 6
Parnassius hide [Wahlberg]
Parnassius hide ; [MRS, 206]
P. h. meveli Weiss & Michel
Parnassius hide meveli ; [MRS, 206]
Parnassius hide aksobhya ; [MRS, 206]
[aksobhya-1mu.jpg] 1024x768 (~152Kb) upperside male China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 4450m, 21.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko [aksobhya-1mv.jpg] 1024x768 (~137Kb) underside male China, Qinghai prov, 220 km SSW of Qinghai lake, Anemaqen-Shan, 4450m, 21.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko

Parnassius hide gamdensis ; [MRS, 206]
Parnassius hide hengduanshanus ; [MRS, 206]
Parnassius hide poshurarinus ; [MRS, 206]

Parnassius schulteri Weiss & Michel
Parnassius schulteri ; [MRS, 203]

Parnassius labeyriei Weiss & Michel
Parnassius labeyriei [Wahlberg]
Parnassius labeyriei ; [MRS, 203]
Parnassius labeyriei kiyotakai ; [MRS, 203]
Parnassius labeyriei giacomazzoi ; [MRS, 203]
P. l. nosei Watanabe
Parnassius labeyriei nosei ; [MRS, 203]


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References:
[A. Timchenko]
Andrew Timchenko; Beijing, China (ex-Moscow, Russia)
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BOA]
Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[BOC]
Robert Michael Pyle, 2002; The Butterflies of Cascadia
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[BRU]
Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[H&R]
Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Hans Degler]
e-mail: Hans Degler
[Ilya Osipov]
The insects from former USSR for collectors Web site; e-mail: Ilya Osipov; http://www.osipov.org/insects/
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[Mario Maier]
Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier
[Michael Borsch]
Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes
[NAB]
Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[Norbert Kondla]
Canada, BC; e-mail: Norbert Kondla
[Oleg Kosterin]
Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[Opler]
Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[Pertti Pakkanen]
e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland
[S. Shuichi Haupt]
e-mail: S. Shuichi Haupt; http://www.tu-berlin.de/fb7/ioeb/biologie/stefan.htm
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[SZMN]
Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum
[Simon Coombes]
1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk
[Tero Piirainen]
Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Abadjiev, 2002
Types of Balkan butterflies in the collection of The Natural History Museum, London Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 3-53
Alphéraky, 1887
Diagnoses de quelques lépidoptères inédits du Thibet in Romanoff, Mem. lép. 3 : 403-406
O. Bang-Haas, 1934
Neubeschreibungen und Berichtigungen der Palaearktischen Macrolepidopterenfauna. XIV Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 48 (16): 128
Bergmann, 1995
Eine neue Unterart von Parnassius (Koramius) maximinus (Staudinger, 1891) aus Usbekistan Atalanta 26 (1/2): 139-142
Bremer, 1861
Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibirien und dem Amur-Lande gesammelt von Radde und Maack, bescrieben von Otto Bremer Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 461-495 [?462-496]
Bryk, 1921
Neue Parnassiiden Ent. Tidskr. 42: 112-119, f. 1-13
Bryk, 1932
Parnassiologische Studien aus England Parnassiana 2 (3): 31-33 (4/5): 46-50
Bryk, 1935
Lepidoptera. Parnassiidae pars II Das Tierreich 65: i-li, 1-788
Bryk & Eisner, 1930
Parnassius mnemosyne L. ssp. balcanica (n.) Parnassiana 1 (2): 3-4
Burdick, 1941
A new race of Parnassius smintheus from the Olympic Mountains of Washington (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Can. Ent. 73 (7): 117-118, 3fgs
Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956
Lepidoptera Rhopalocera (Insecta) from Afghanistan. The 3rd Danish Expedition to Central Asia (Zoological Results 21) Vidensk. Medd. Dansk Naturh. Forening 118: 141-192, 23 fgs
Doubleday, [1847]
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846) 19-132, pl. 4x, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847) 133-200, pl. 1x, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848) 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849) 243-250 [?] (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850) 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851) 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp
Edwards, 1870
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 10-22
H. Edwards, 1881
On two new forms of the genus Parnassius Papilio 1 (1): 2-4
Eisner, 1936
P. mnemosyne subsp. bulgarica (subs. nova) Parnassiana 4 (1-2): 9
Esper, [1803]
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil I. Die Tagschmetterlinge. Supplement Theil 1. Abschnitt 1 Die Schmett., Suppl. Th 1 (1-2): 1-8, pl. 94 (1789) (3-4): 9-60, pl. 95-101 (1789) (5-6): 61-68, pl. 102-106 (1794) ([7]): [69-88], pl. [107-109] (1798) (8-9): 89-104, pl. 110-112 (1800) (10): 105-120, pl. 113-116 ([1803-1804])
Eversmann, 1843
Quaedam lepidopterorum species novae in montibus Uralensibus et Altaicus habitantes nunc descriptae et depictae Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 535-553, 4pls
Fabricius, 1807
Systema Glossatorum. Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 277-295
de Freina, 1980
Eine neue Unterart von Parnassius nordmanni Nordmann aus Kleinasien (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) NachrBl. bayer Ent. 29: 50-62
Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neue Parnassius-Rassen Ent. Zs. 22 (3): 12 (18 April)
Fruhstorfer, 1909
Neues über Parnassius apollo Int. ent. Zs. 3 (30): 161 (23 October)
Fruhstorfer, 1917
Neue Rhopaloceren aus der Sammlung Leonhard Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 82 (2): 1-28, 1 pl. (January)
Fruhstorfer, 1921
Neue Parnassius apollo-Rassen Ent. Anz. 1 (3): 29-31, f. 1-5 (10 March) (7): 77-80 (10 July) (8): 87-89 (10 August)
Gray, 1831
The Zoological Miscellany Zool. Miscell. (1): [1], 1-40 (1831) (2a): 41-48 (1842) (2b): 49-56 (1842) (2c): 57-72 (1842) (2d): 73-80 (1842) (3): 81-86 (1844)
Gray, 1852
Catalogue of Lepidopterous Insects in the British Museum. Part 1. Papilionidae. [1853 Jan], "1852" Cat. lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 1 (Papilionidae): iii + 84pp., 13pls.
Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Lepidoptera nova in Asia centrali novissime lecta et descripta Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 445-465
Guppy, 1998
Notes on Parnassius smintheus Doubleday on Vancouver Island J. Lep. Soc. 52 (1): 115-118
Huang, 1998
Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S. E. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 207-264
Huang, 1998
Five New Butterflies from N. W. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 271-283
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Kaabak & Lesin, 1994
On two subspecies of Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1853: ssp. anjuta Stshetkin, Kaabak & Stshetkina, 1987 and ssp. ljudmilae Sthsetkin & Kaabak, 1985 Atalanta 25 (1/2): 161-162
Kolar & Rebel, 1934
in Kolar, Parnassius apollo auf dem Olymp. Int. ent. Z. 28 (29): 366-368
Kudrna, 1985
European butterflies named by Hans Fruhstorfer Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 5: 1-60
Lederer, 1853
Lepidopterologisches aus Sibirien Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 351-386, pl. 7
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338 339-824
Lukhtanov, 1999
Neue Taxa und Synonyma zentalasiatischer Tagfalter Atalanta 30 (1/4): 135-150
McDunnough, 1936
A new race of Parnassius smintheus from California Can. ent. 68: 272-274
Ménétriés, 1849
Descriptions des insectes, recueillis par feu Lehmann Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersb. 6 (4): 219-329
Ménétriés, 1855
Enumeratio corporum animalium Musei Imperialis Academiae Scientiarum Petropilitanae. Classis Insectorum, Ordo Lepidopterorum Cat. lep. Petersb. 1: 1-66, pl. 1-6, (supplement) 67-112 (1855) 2: 67-97,99-144, pl. 7-14 (1857) 3: 145-161, pl. 15-18 (1863)
Rothschild, 1918
Catalogue of the Parnassiidae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 25 : 218-262
J.J. & J.L. Shchetkin, 1989; J.L. & J.J. Shchetkin, 1989
Two new subspecies of the Pamiro-Alai endemic Parnassius honrathi Stgr. (in Russian) Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 94: 53-55
Staudinger, 1891
Eine neue Parnassius-Form und swei neue paläarktische Arctia-Arten Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (1) : 158-162
A. Bang-Haas, 1882
Ueber einige neue Parnassius- und andere Tagfalter-Arten Central-Asiens Berl. ent. Z. 26 (1): 161-177, 2pls
Wyatt, 1961
Additions to the Rhopalocera of Afghanistan with descriptions of new species and subspecies J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 1-18, 3pls
Wyatt, 1969
Eine neue Rasse von Parnassius phoebus L. aus Kanada Z. wien. ent. Ges. 54: 132-133
Yoshino, 1997
New Butterflies from China 2 Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1-8
Ziegler, 1901
In: Sitzungberichte des Entomologischen Vereins in Berlin für das Jahr 1900. 1. Theil. Sitzung vom 22. März Berliner Ent. Zeitschrift 46 (1): (11)-(12)


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