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LEPIDOPTERA

Parnassius maximinus
Parnassius maximinus maximinus Staudinger, 1891

· TYPE LOCALITY."...Gehirgen an der Sudwestseite des Issyk Kul..." [Chatkalsky Mts., Uzbekistan].
· RANGE. W. Tian-Shan.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The species is endemic to W. Tian-Shan. From the western part of the Talassky Mts., the ssp. kasakstanus 0. Bang-Haas, 1933, and from the Kuraminsky Mts. the ssp. legezina Bergmann, 1995, have been described.
· HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Mountain meadows and stony slopes at 2,500-3,200 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July. Host plants: Corydalis dawasica, C. ledebouriana.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997