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Parnassius acdestis
Parnassius acdestis is a high-altitude butterfly found in India. It is a member of the genus Parnassius of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The species was first described by Grigory Grum-Grshimailo in 1891.
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Description
Note: The wing pattern in Parnassius species is inconsistent and the very many subspecies and forms make identification problematic and uncertain. Structural characters derived from the genitalia, wing venation, sphragis and foretibial epiphysis are more, but not entirely reliable. The description given here is a guide only. For an identification key see P.R. Ackery (1975). Hindwing with very narrow marginal band, the submarginal spots isolated, small; the ultracellular costal spot of forewing continued by grey scaling, forming an s-shaped band.
Subspecies. Parnassius acdestis cerevisiae Weiss & Michel Parnassius acdestis cinerosus Stichel Parnassius acdestis felix Eisner Parnassius acdestis hades (Bryk) Parnassius acdestis imperatoides Weiss & Michel Parnassius acdestis irenaephis Bryk Parnassius acdestis ladakensis Avinoff, 1916 Parnassius acdestis lathonius Bryk Parnassius acdestis limitis Weiss & Michel Parnassius acdestis macdonardi Rothschild Parnassius acdestis manco Koiwaya Parnassius acdestis ohkuma Koiwaya Parnassius acdestis peeblesi Bryk Parnassius acdestis peshkei Eisner, 1933 Parnassius acdestis rupshuana Avinoff, 1916 Parnassius acdestis takedai Mikami & Sakakibara, 1988 Parnassius acdestis vogti (Bang-Haas) Parnassius acdestis yanae Huang, 1998
Range & habitat
Kirghistan, Nepal, northern India (Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim), western China, Sinkiang and Szechwan.
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