Parnassius jacobsoni

Parnassius jacobsoni is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

Parnassius jacobsoni
Plate accompanying original description Parnassius jakobsoni, figures 4 female, 5 male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Parnassius
Species:	P. jacobsoni
Binomial name
Parnassius jacobsoni (Avinoff, 1913)
Synonyms
Parnassius staudingeri jacobsoni Avinoff, 1913

References

• Heinkele, P., 2000: Beitrag zur revision des Parnassius-delphius-staudingeri-komplexes mit beschreibung einer neuen subspezies von Parnassius staudingeri Bang-Haas 1882 aus Afghanistan. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Galathea, 16: 59-70
• Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the world, Part 3. Hillside Books, Canterbury, U.K.

External links

• Goran Waldeck Parnassius of the World Images