Parnassius nordmanni
Parnassius nordmanni is a high altitude butterfly which is found the Caucasus. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The larva feeds on Corydalis species including C. alpestris, C. conorhiza and C. emanueli.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. nordmanni |
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Description
Similar to Parnassius ariadne but the forewing without submarginal macular band, the vitreous margin is considerably widened, there being often a blackish spot before the hindmargin; ocelli of hindwing reddish yellow, distal margin glossy grey. The female strongly marked, partly powdered with blackish scaling; costal spot of forewing enlarged to an abbreviated band; the ocelli of the hindwing sometimes connected by a black line. Underside without basal spots. In ab. trimaculata Schaposchn. the anal spot bears sometimes a distinct red pupil, being ocellus-like.[1]
Subspecies
The taxa described within this species are most probably only infrasubspeciflc varieties.
- Parnassius nordmanni bogosi (Bang-Haas, 1934)
- Parnassius nordmanni christophi (Bryk & Eisner, 1932)
- Parnassius nordmanni pataraeus (Westwood, 1852)
- Parnassius nordmanni thomai (de Freina, 1980)
- Parnassius nordmanni trimaculata (Schaposchnikow, 1904)
Type locality
The type locality is “Monti / Adschara” (by lectotype designation).
References
- Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the World. Part 3. Hillside Books, Canterbury, UK, p. 137-236.
Further reading
- sv:Parnassius nordmanni - Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
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