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Parnassius patricius
Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly which 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.
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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
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