Archon bostanchii

Archon bostanchii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Archon
Species:	A. bostanchii
Binomial name
	Archon bostanchii; de Freina & Naderi, 2004
Synonyms
	Archon apollinaris bostanchiide Freina & Naderi, 2003

Last updated March 11, 2025

Archon bostanchii is a species of false Apollo butterfly (genus Archon) belonging to the Parnassiinae or snow Apollo subfamily. This papilionid is endemic to Iran.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was originally described as a subspecies of Archon apollinaris but subsequently recognized as a full species.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The forewing length is 16.5–20 mm (0.65–0.79 in).^[1]

References

1 2 3 de Freina, Josef J.; Naderi, Ali R. (2004). "Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart von Archon apollinaris (Staudinger, [1892]) aus dem südwestlichen Zentral-Zagros, bostanchii subspec. nov., mit ergänzenden Angaben zur Gesamtverbreitung der Art (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)" (PDF). Atalanta. 34 (3/4): 429–434.
1 2 Savela, Markku. "Archon Hübner, 1822". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
1 2 Carbonell, Frédéric; Michel, François (2007). "Une espèce jumelle méconnue du genre Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)" [A previously overlooked sibling species in the genus Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)]. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 112 (2): 141–150. doi:10.3406/bsef.2007.16414.
1 2 Sperling, Felix; Nazari, Vazrick (2007). "Mitochondrial DNA divergence and phylogeography in western Palaearctic Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): How many species are there?". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 38 (2): 121–138. doi:10.1163/187631207788783996. Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

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[de_Freina_&_Naderi,_2004-1] 1 2 3 de Freina, Josef J.; Naderi, Ali R. (2004). "Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart von Archon apollinaris (Staudinger, [1892]) aus dem südwestlichen Zentral-Zagros, bostanchii subspec. nov., mit ergänzenden Angaben zur Gesamtverbreitung der Art (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)" (PDF). Atalanta. 34 (3/4): 429–434.

[Savela-2] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Archon Hübner, 1822". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[Carbonell_and_Michel_2007-3] 1 2 Carbonell, Frédéric; Michel, François (2007). "Une espèce jumelle méconnue du genre Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)" [A previously overlooked sibling species in the genus Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)]. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 112 (2): 141–150. doi:10.3406/bsef.2007.16414.

[Sperling_and_Nazari_2007-4] 1 2 Sperling, Felix; Nazari, Vazrick (2007). "Mitochondrial DNA divergence and phylogeography in western Palaearctic Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): How many species are there?". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 38 (2): 121–138. doi:10.1163/187631207788783996. Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

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