Parnassius

Parnassius est genus papilionum subfamiliae Parnassiinarum familiae Papilionidarum, qui in regionibus circumpolaribus septentrionalibus et montanis (Alpinis et Himalayanis) endemici sunt. Colore formaque variant secundum altitudine. Accommodationem altitudinis altae habent quae melanismus altitudinalis appellatur.

Variationes in genitalibus feminarum.

Sphragis in Parnassio apollone feminino.

Parnassius phoebus

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Animalia — Arthropoda

Classis : Insecta 
Ordo : Lepidoptera 
Familia : Papilionidae 
Subfamilia : Parnassiinae 
Tribus : Parnassiini 
Genus : Parnassius 

   

Subdivisiones: Species

Parnassius acco

Parnassius acdestis
Parnassius actius
Parnassius andreji
Parnassius apollo
Parnassius apollonius
Parnassius arcticus
Parnassius ariadne
Parnassius autocrator
Parnassius baileyi
Parnassius behrii
Parnassius boedromius
Parnassius bremeri
Parnassius cardinal
Parnassius charltonius
Parnassius cephalus
Parnassius clodius
Parnassius davydovi
Parnassius delphius
Parnassius dongalaicus
Parnassius epaphus
Parnassius eversmanni
Parnassius felderi
Parnassius glacialis
Parnassius hannyngtoni
Parnassius hardwickii
Parnassius hide
Parnassius honrathi
Parnassius huberi
Parnassius imperator
Parnassius inopinatus
Parnassius jacobsoni
Parnassius jacquemontii
Parnassius kiritshenkoi
Parnassius labeyriei
Parnassius loxias
Parnassius maharaja
Parnassius maximinus
Parnassius mnemosyne
Parnassius nandadevinensis
Parnassius nomion
Parnassius nordmanni
Parnassius nosei
Parnassius orleans
Parnassius patricius
Parnassius phoebus
Parnassius przewalskii
Parnassius schultei
Parnassius simo
Parnassius simonius
Parnassius smintheus
Parnassius staudingeri
Parnassius stenosemus
Parnassius stoliczkanus
Parnassius stubbendorfi
Parnassius szechenyii
Parnassius tenedius

Parnassius tianschanicus

Larvae plantis familiarum Papaveracearum et Crassulacearum vescuntur, et sicut aliae Papilionidarum larvae, osmeterium habent.^[1] Plurimorum papilionum cui sunt pupae nudae dissimiles, intra laxum serici globulum pupantur.

Octo subgenera intra genus agnoscuntur:

• Driopa Korshunov, 1988 - typus generis: Papilio mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
• Sachaia Korshunov, 1988 - typus generis: Parnassius tenedius Eversmann, 1851
• Parnassius Latreille, 1804; Nouv. Dict. Hist. nat. 24 (6): 185, 199 - typus generis: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
• Tadumia Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 116 - typus generis: Papilio acco Gray
• Kailasius Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 118 - typus generis: Parnassius charltonius Gray
• Koramius Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (53): 120 - typus generis: Parnassius delphius Eversmann
• Lingamius Bryk, 1935; Das Tierreich 65: 538-540 - typus generis: Parnassius hardwickii Gray
• Eukoramius Bryk, 1935; Das Tierreich 65: 630, 673-674 - typus generis: Parnassius imperator Oberthür

Inter alia nomina non iam valida sunt:

• Parnassis Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bekannter Schmett. (6): 90 (vel emendatum?) - typus generis: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
• Therius Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 75 - typus generis: Papilio apollo Linnaeus
• Doritis Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 283 - typus generis: Papilio apollo Linnaeus