Parnassius actius

Taxobox
name = Parnassius actius

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image_caption = Syntype of "P. actius actinobolus" (female) from Bogdo Ula in collection of Ulster Museum
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. actius"
binomial = "Parnassius actius"
binomial_authority = Eversmann, 1843

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

Range

Found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, North-eastern Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan, North-western India (Jammu and Kashmir) and South-western China, including Xinjiang.

tatus

It is a rare butterfly and 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
* Haribal, Meena., (1992) "The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya".Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok
* 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.

Gallery

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.goliathus.cz/en/parnassius-actius-flora-234.html Parnassius actius]
* [http://www.goliathus.cz/en/museum-parnassidae-30.html Parnassius gallery]