Parnassius delphius

Taxobox
name = Banded Apollo


image_caption = "Parnassius delphius maximinus", Male from Kirghistan
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. delphius"
binomial = "Parnassius delphius"
binomial_authority = Eversmann, 1843

Banded Apollo "Parnassius delphius" is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Central Asia. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus "Parnassius" of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

Range

Northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan.

tatus

Widely distributed. Locally common, generally rare. Not known to be threatened. Requires further research. Protected by law in India. Featured in erstwhile USSR Red Data Book. Vulnerable.

ubspecies

Up to 44 subspecies.

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
* 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., (1992) "Parnassiinae of the World - Part 2", Venette: Sciences Nat, France.

ee also

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