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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus
Parnassius epaphusOberthür, 1879
IUCN
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Parnassiinae
  3. Parnassiini
  4. Parnassius
  5. Parnassius
  6.  epaphus
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TL: “Tibet”   (2750 - 4000 m.)

Male Upperside, fore wing: the crimson black-encircled spots reduced to a minute subcostal dot in the black mark beyond the cell; the subhyaline terminal margin much narrower, with dentate white spots in the interspaces along the actual margin; cilia white, markedly alternated with black at the apices of the veins. Hind wing: the dusky black along the dorsal margin comparatively much broader, its inner border more irregular, deeply bi-emarginate, the crimson centre to the black mark above the tornal angle entirely absent. In no specimens that I have seen are the crimson spots centred with white. Underside: with the same glazed appearance as in jacquemontii; markings as on the upperside, but on the fore wing the white dentate spots in the terminal row are larger, which give to the wing the appearance of having a subterminal as well as a post-discal transverse series of dusky-black lunules. On the hind wing the row of basal and the obliquely-placed pre-tornal spots are as in jacquemontii but of a duller shade, while as in that form all the crimson spots are broadly centred with white. Antennae differ from those of jacquemonti as they are conspicuously ringed with white. Female differs from the male in the dusky black markings on the upperside that are broader, especially the postdiscal series on the fore wing: this generally forms a diffuse band and so often restricts the lunules of the white ground-colour beyond it, blending as it does diffusely with the subhyaline terminal margin. Anal pouch of fertilized female differs conspicuously from that of jacquemontii female in the complete absence of the posterior high keel or carina

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishCommon Red Apollo
    中文依帕绢蝶
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Parnassius niriusMoore, 1902
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus epaphusOberthür, 1879
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus heliaeSchulte, 1991
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus kahstahsensisIwamoto, 2006
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus nanchanincaAustaut, 1899
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus nomionidesA. Schulte, 1992
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus phariensisAvinoff, 1916
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus poetaOberthür, 1892
    Parnassius (Parnassius) epaphus subtilisBang-Haas, 1927
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Lepiforum e. V.

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