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Papilionidae
77a0351 – 4155.2   Parnassius smintheus Doubleday, 1847
Distribution Data for Parnassius smintheus
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Taxonomic: Notes Parnassius smintheus Doubleday, 1847 includes as a subspecies 4155.1 Parnassius behrii Edwards, 1870 in Zhang et al. (2022).
Synonymy:
  • smintheus Doubleday, 1847 (Parnassius) - MONA 1983: [NEW]
  • ssp. a. sternitzkyi McDunnough, 1937 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. b. olympianna Burdick, 1941 (Parnassius)
  •  guppyi Wyatt, 1969 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. c. yukonensis Eisner, 1969 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. d. behrii Edwards, 1870 (Parnassius)
  •  astriotes Fruhstorfer, 1923 (Parnassius)
  •  niger Wright, 1905 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. e. smintheus Doubleday, 1847 (Parnassius)
  •  ernestinae Bryk & Eisner, 1935 (Parnassius)
  •  manitobaensis Bryk & Eisner, 1935 (Parnassius)
  •  minor Verity, [1907] (Parnassius)
  •  minusculus Bryk, 1912 (Parnassius)
  •  nanus Neumoegen, 1890 (Parnassius)
  •  nigerrima Verity, [1907] (Parnassius)
  •  rocky Grum-Grschmaïlo, 1890 (Parnassius)
  •  verity Ehrmann, 1918 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. f. magnus Wright, 1905 (Parnassius)
  •  idahoensis Bryk & Eisner, 1931 (Parnassius)
  •  mendica Stichel, 1907 (Parnassius)
  •  montanula Bryk & Eisner, 1935 (Parnassius)
  •  xanthus Ehrmann, 1918 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. g. maximus Bryk & Eisner, 1937 (Parnassius)
  •  pseudocorybas Verity, [1909] (Parnassius)
  • ssp. h. sayii Edwards, 1863 (Parnassius)
  •  aristion Fruhstorfer, 1923 (Parnassius)
  •  catullius Fruhstorfer, 1923 (Parnassius)
  •  dakotaensis Bryk & Eisner, 1935 (Parnassius)
  •  fermata Bryk, 1921 (Parnassius)
  •  hermodur Edwards, 1881 (Parnassius)
  •  hollandi Bryk & Eisner, 1935 (Parnassius)
  •  leonhardi Bryk, 1912 (Parnassius)
  •  mariae Bryk, 1912 (Parnassius)
  •  melanophorus Bryk, 1921 (Parnassius)
  •  montanus Ehrmann, 1918 (Parnassius)
  •  polus Ehrmann, 1917 (Parnassius)
  •  quincunx Bryk, 1915 (Parnassius)
  •  reducta Bang-Haas, 1938 (Parnassius)
  •  rotgeri Bang-Haas, 1938 (Parnassius)
  •  rubina Wyatt, 1961 (Parnassius)
  •  sordellus Fruhstorfer, 1923 (Parnassius)
  •  utahensis Rothschild, 1918 (Parnassius)
  • ssp. i. pseudorotgeri Eisner, 1966 (Parnassius)
  • Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Crassulaceae.  Host genera: Rhodiola Sedum.
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  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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