LEPIDOPTERA
PAPILIONIDAE Latreille,1802
PARNASSIUS Latreille,1804
Parnassius autocrator Avinov, 1913
Parnassius autocrator autocrator Avinov, 1913
· RANGE. The W. Pamirs and NE. Afghanistan.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. A local population occurring in the Vanchsky, Rushansky and Severoalichursky Mts. in the W. Pamirs.
· HABITATS AND BIOLOGY . Bare rocks and underlying stony screes at 3,200-3,700 In a.s.l. Flight period: end of July to August. Host plants: Conjdalis flmbrillifera, C. onobrychis. Eggs are laid on stones near the plants.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
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