Parnassius staudingeri

Description

Parnassius staudingeri is a high-altitude butterfly which is found over a vast area - Pamirs, Altay Mountains, Hindu Kush, Karakorum and west Kuen-Lun. It is a member of the genus Parnassius of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. A notable subspecies is the Karakoram banded Apollo (P. s. hunza).