Parnassius davydovi

Parnassius davydovi
From the Felix Stumpe collection
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. davydovi
Binomial name
Parnassius davydovi
Churkin, 2006

Parnassius davydovi is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Kyrgyzstan (Tian Shan). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

Parnassius davydovi is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to P. autocrator and P. loxias

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