Parnassius jacobsoni

Parnassius jacobsoni is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

Parnassius jacobsoni
Plate accompanying original description Parnassius jakobsoni, figures 4 female, 5 male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species:
P. jacobsoni
Binomial name
Parnassius jacobsoni
(Avinoff , 1913)
Synonyms
  • Parnassius staudingeri jacobsoni Avinoff, 1913

References

  • Heinkele, P., 2000: Beitrag zur revision des Parnassius-delphius-staudingeri-komplexes mit beschreibung einer neuen subspezies von Parnassius staudingeri Bang-Haas 1882 aus Afghanistan. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Galathea, 16: 59-70
  • Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the world, Part 3. Hillside Books, Canterbury, U.K.


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