Parnassius smintheus  Doubleday, 1847 – Rocky Mountain Parnassian

A Rocky Mountain Parnassian butterfly (Parnassius smintheus) nectaring on an unknown yellow flower
A Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus) nectaring on an unknown yellow flower

Taxonomy

  1. Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Family: Papilionidae Latreille, 1809
  3. Subfamily: Parnassiinae Swainson, 1840
  4. Tribe: Parnassiini Duponchel, 1835
  5. Genus: Parnassius Latreille, 1804
  6. Species: smintheus Doubleday, 1847 P3# 770291 MONA# 4155.2