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Papilionidae
77a0350 – 4155   Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793)
Distribution Data for Parnassius phoebus
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Synonymy:
  • phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) (Papilio) extralim. - MONA 1983: 4155
  • americanus Bang-Haas, 1927 (Parnassius)
  • corybas of authors; not Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 (Parnassius) misappl.
  • nomion of authors; not Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 (Parnassius) misappl.
  • sedakovi of authors; not [Ménétriés], [1850] (Parnassius) misappl.; (excl.)
  • sedakovii; Pelham, 2008 (Parnassius) missp.
  • ssp. a. apricatus Stichel, 1906 (Parnassius)
  • alaskensis Eisner, 1956 (Parnassius) (synonym of ssp. apricatus)
  • elias Bryk, 1932 (Parnassius) (synonym of ssp. apricatus)
  • ssp. b. golovinus Holland, 1930 (Parnassius)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) is a name under review. Pending a decision, MPG retains the name P. phoebus (Fabricius , 1793) following Pelham (2022)MPG follows Pelham (2022) and Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Pelham, J.P., 2022. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. website [revised 2 February 2022]
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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