Parnassius patricius

Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly that is found in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.

Description
Similar to Parnassius delphius but the submarginal spots of the hindwing upperside, when present, are paler and not centred with blue. The forewing spots usually have a less well-developed pigmentation and the sphragis is smaller than in P. delphius.

Subspecies

 * Parnassius patricius kardakoffi Bryk & Eisner, 1930
 * Parnassius patricius luedwigi Kreuzberg, 1989
 * Parnassius patricius lukhtanovi Rose, 1992
 * Parnassius patricius priamus Bryk, 1914
 * Parnassius patricius uzungyrus D. Weiss, 1979