Archon bostanchii
Introduction
A. bostanchii was originally described as a subspecies of A. apollinaris. Further studies, however, provided evidence of a deep divergence at the species level with both A. apollinaris and A. apollinus (Carbonell and Michel, 2007; Nazari and Sperling, 2007).
Characteristics
A. bostanchii (Type locality: Pol-e-Dokhtar, Lorestan, Iran) is endemic to western Iran, and has a small population with larvae living on Aristolochia olivieri.
References
Carbonell, F. and Michel, M., 2007. Une espèce jumelle méconnue du genre Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 112 (2), 2007 : 141-150.
De Freina, J. J., Naderi, A.R., 2003. Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart von Archon apollinaris (Staudinger, (1892) aus dem suedwestlichen Zentral Zagros, bostanchii subspec. nov., mit ergaenzenden Angaben zur Gesamtverbreitung der Art (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae, Parnassiini). Atalanta (Marktlruthen) 34: 429-434, 474-477.
Nazari, V. and Sperling, F.A.H., 2007. Mitochondrial DNA divergence and phylogrography in western palaearctic Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): How many species are there? Insect Systematics and Evolution, 38(2): 121-138.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Archon apollinaris |
|---|---|
| Location | West Iran |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Copyright |
© 2006
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| Scientific Name | Archon apollinaris bostanchii |
|---|---|
| Location | Iran |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Carbonell |
| Sex | Female |
| Copyright |
© 2006
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