''Parnassius andreji '' is a
snow butterfly found in China. The species was
first described by
Curt Eisner in 1930.
''Parnassius andreji'' was described as a
subspecies
In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...
of ''
Parnassius simo''. It is now treated as a full species occurring
sympatric
In biology, two closely related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter each other. An initially interbreeding population that splits into two or more distinct spe ...
ally with ''Parnassius simo''.
References
* Weiss, J.-C. 1991. ''The Parnassiinae of the World'' - Part 1. Sciences Nat, Venette; 48 pp.
*Chou, I. (ed) 1994. ''Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium'' (Monograph of Chinese Butterflies)
n Chinese Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House,
hengzhou 2 vols., viii, 855 pp.
* Koiwaya, S. 1995. Re-assortment of ''Parnassius simo'' and ''andreji'' - On the discovery of sympatric habitat of ''P. simo'' and ''P. andreji'', with the description of new ssp. of ''andreji''. ''Gekkan-Mushi'', 297: 8-13.
Further reading
* Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy
External links
"''Kreizbergius andreji'' Eisner, 1930" ''Insecta.pro''.
"''Parnassius andreji andreji''" ''The Insects from the Palaearctic Region''.
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Butterflies described in 1930
andreji
Taxa named by Curt Eisner
Butterflies of Asia