Parnassius arcticus
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| name = Siberian Apollo
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| image_caption = Male above female below
| taxon = Parnassius arcticus
| authority = Eisner, 1968
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Parnassius arcticus, the Siberian Apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Northeastern Yakutia, Russia. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae.
The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain. It was originally described from females only as a Siberian subspecies of Parnassius simo, a species which does not occur in Siberia. Eisner, the author of the subspecies later decided it was conspecific with Parnassius tenedius. Korshunov & Gorbunov (1995) regard it as a good (full) species with ammosovi Korshunov as a junior synonym.
P. ammasovi lives on scree at 1,500 m. The adult flies mid-June to early July. Eggs are laid on stones around the host plant, Corydalis gorodkovi.
External links
- [http://goran.waldeck.se/paindex.htm Goran Waldeck's Parnassius of the World]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023435/http://szmn.sbras.ru/picts/butterfly/Papilionidae/Parnassius_arcticus.htm SZMN] Holotype and paratype of ammosovi (sic)
- [http://rusinsects.com/p-arct.htm Parnassius arcticus on Rusinsects] (text and photographs).
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Category:Butterflies described in 1968
Category:Taxa named by Curt Eisner
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