Parnassius honrathi, or Honrath's Apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. honrathi
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| Parnassius honrathi (Staudinger and A.Bang-Haas,1882
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The butterfly was named to honour Eduard Honrath. It flies on mountain slopes at 2,500-3,000 m above sea level. The larva feeds on Pseudosedum.
Diagnostic characters
editIt bears a very distant similarity to P. apollonius on account of the external spots of the forewing and the basal one of the hindwing being filled in with red; it differs, however, from that insect specifically in the marginal pattern of the wings. Special distinctions the black venter, legs and antenna are mentioned, the fringes being chequered black and white or entirely black.[1]
References
edit- Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X
Further reading
edit- sv:Parnassius honrathi - Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
External links
edit- Parnassius of the World Photo, detailed map
- Russian insects
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