A new subspecies of Parnassius arcticus (Eisner, 1968) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from the Momsky Range (Yakutia, Russia)

On the basis of the characters of external morphology and analysis of DNA barcodes, an isolated population of the Arctic Apollo, Parnassius arcticus (Eisner, 1968) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), from the Momsky Range mountains (northeastern Yakutia, Russia) is described here as a new subspecies, Parna...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Authors: Roman V. Yakovlev, Nazar A. Shapoval, Yuri I. Bakhaev, Galina N. Kuftina, Boris A. Khramov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Altai State University 2020
Subjects:
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Arctic
Yakovlev
Sibirica
Yakutia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e55925
https://doaj.org/article/9c61f668974047ba932429872f67c02e
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Summary:On the basis of the characters of external morphology and analysis of DNA barcodes, an isolated population of the Arctic Apollo, Parnassius arcticus (Eisner, 1968) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), from the Momsky Range mountains (northeastern Yakutia, Russia) is described here as a new subspecies, Parnassius arcticus arbugaevi Yakovlev & Shapoval, subsp. nov. The taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and biotopical preferences of the nominotypical P. arcticus and the new subspecies are discussed.

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