LEPIDOPTERA
PAPILIONIDAE Latreille,1802
PARNASSIUS Latreille,1804
Parnassius nordmanni [Menetries] in Siemaschko, [1850]
Parnassius nordmanni [Menetries] in Siemaschko, [1850]
· RANGE. From the Caucasus Major to N. Turkey.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Caucasus Major and Minor. The numerous taxa described within this species are most probably only infrasubspeciflc varieties.
· HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. In the mountains at 2,000-4,000 m a.s.l., preferring alpine and subalpine meadows in the western, and low-grass meadows and stony slopes of the alpine and subnival belts in the eastern, part of its range. Flight period: July-August. Host plants: Corydalis alpestris, C. corlortliza., C. emanuela, etc., the eggs being laid on the ground near the host plant. Larvae of the first in stars hibernating.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
© "Russian insects"
