Parnassius autocrator
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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. autocrator
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| Parnassius autocrator Avinoff, 1913
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Parnassius autocrator is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Parnassius autocrator is a high-altitude butterfly (up to 3,000 m). The preferred larval food plant is Corydalis adiantifolia.
References
- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Parnassius autocrator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16251A5593888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16251A5593888.en.
Further reading
- Krejtsberg A. V., 1987 Ecologie de Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): une espèce rare de papilionidés On the ecology of Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): a rare species of papilionids Zoologičeskij žurnal (in Russian) ISSN 0044-5134 Nauka, Moskva Russian Federation
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- sv:Parnassius autocrator Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
External links
- apollo-butterfly/parnassius-autocrator Parnassius autocrator media from ARKive
- Goran Waldeck Photos
- Rusinsects Text and photos
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