Taxonomic notes on Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) with the descriptions of two new subspecies
Two new taxa are described: Parnassius phoebus khangai ssp. nova (TL: Mongolia, Khangai Mts. (southern slopes), and P. phoebus kolesnichenkoi ssp. nova (TL: Russia, Siberia, the Yenisei river basin, Irkutsk redion, Uda river, Nizhneudinsk town vic.). The distinctions and relations of all phoebus-taxa known from Altai and Sayan mountain systems, Khamar-Daban and Khangai Ranges are discussed. The situation with P. p. fortuna Bang-Haas, 1912 is clarified, the status of the subspecies is confirmed. The well known old locality “Arasagun-gol” is clarified.
Authors
- Sergei V. Churkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-0340)
- Roman V. Yakovlev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9512-8709)
Institutions
- Altai State University (RU)
- National Research Tomsk State University (RU)
- Hermitage Museum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecologica Montenegrina
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.16
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation