Parnassius tianschianicus

Taxobox
name = Large Keeled Apollo
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. tianschianicus"
binomial = "Parnassius tianschianicus"
binomial_authority = Cramer, 1775

Large Keeled Apollo "Parnassius tianschianicus" is a high altitude butterfly. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus "Parnassius" of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

Range

Uzbekistan, Tadzikistan and Kirghistan. Afghanistan, Pakistan, South-western China and Sinkiang, reported from northern India (Jammu & Kashmir) by some authors by mistake.

tatus

Locally very common but generally a rare butterfly. It is declining due to changes in its habitat and is thus considered to be Vulnerable. More information is needed on this species.

References

* Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) "Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World". IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6

* Evans, W.H., (1932) "The Identification of Indian Butterflies" (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India

* Gay T.,Kehimkar I. & Punetha J.C., (1992) "Common Butterflies of India".WWF-India and Oxford University Press. Mumbai. India.

* Haribal, Meena., (1992) "The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya".Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok

* Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000) "Butterflies of Peninsular India". Universities Press,Hyderabad. ISBN 81-7371-354-5

* Wynter-Blyth, M.A., (1957) "Butterflies of the Indian Region", Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

* Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) "The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution", Kodansha, Japan.

* Weiss J.-C., (2005) "Parnassiinae of the World - Part 4", Canterbury: Hillside Books, UK.

ee also

*Papilionidae
*List of butterflies of India
*List of Butterflies of India (Papilionidae)

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/tgorw_sm/paindex.htm?20065 Goran Waldeck's Parnassius Site (includes "tianschianicus" photo and map) ]