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Parnassius autocrator

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA LEPIDOPTERA PAPILIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Parnassius autocrator
Species Authority: Avinoff, 1913

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Gimenez Dixon, M.
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Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Afghanistan; Tajikistan
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Given the global and regional population trends, P. autocrator was listed on Afghanistan’s first Protected Species List in 2009, banning all hunting and trading of this species within Afghanistan.
Citation: Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Parnassius autocrator. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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