Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly that is found in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.
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.
Subspecies Parnassius patricius kardakoffi Bryk & Eisner, 1930 Parnassius patricius luedwigi Kreuzberg, 1989 Parnassius patricius lukhtanovi Rose, 1992 Parnassius patricius priamus Bryk, 1914 Parnassius patricius uzungyrus D. Weiss, 1979
Further reading sv:Parnassius patricius – Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
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