Parnassius hardwickii
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| Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831 |
Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. This handsome insect is commonly widespread from Chitral to Sikkim and flies from 6000 ft to 17,000 ft, thus making it the most likely member of the family to be encountered in India by an enthusiast.
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[edit] Range
Himalayas, Northern India (including Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim), Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet and China.
[edit] Status
Not known to be threatened.
[edit] References
- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
- Evans, W.H., (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Gay T.,Kehimkar I. & Punetha J.C., (1992) Common Butterflies of India.WWF-India and Oxford University Press. Mumbai. India.
- Haribal, Meena., (1992) The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya.Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad. ISBN 81-7371-354-5
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A., (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X
- Weiss J.-C., (1999) Parnassiinae of the World - Part 3, Nillside Nooks, Canterbury, UK. ISBN 0-9532240-2-3
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