Parnassius baileyi
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Bailey's Apollo Parnassius baileyi is a high altitude butterfly which is found in S.W. China
(Sichuan
and N Yunan
) and Eastern Tibet
. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius
of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain.Parnassius baileyi was originally described as a subspecies
of Parnassius acco
, later as a subspecies of P. rothschildianus Bryk, 1931 and also P. przewalskii(Alpherakyi 1887) , and now also treated as a separate species (Weiss 1992), (Chou, 1994).
The butterfly was named for Frederick Marshman Bailey who collected the first specimens.
China
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(Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
and N Yunan
Yunan
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) and Eastern Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius
Parnassius
Parnassius is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane butterflies usually known as Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also show an adaptation to high altitudes called altitudinal melanism...
of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain.Parnassius baileyi was originally described as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of Parnassius acco
Parnassius acco
Varnished Apollo Parnassius acco is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Asia. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail family.-Description:Upperside: dull greyish white...
, later as a subspecies of P. rothschildianus Bryk, 1931 and also P. przewalskii(Alpherakyi 1887) , and now also treated as a separate species (Weiss 1992), (Chou, 1994).
The butterfly was named for Frederick Marshman Bailey who collected the first specimens.
External links
- NRM HolotypeHolotypeA holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
of baileyi in the Swedish museum of Natural History where it is regarded as a subspecies of Parnassius acco