Parnassius hide

Parnassius hide
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. hide
Binomial name
Parnassius hide
Koiwaya, 1987[1]

Parnassius hide is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

Distribution

It is a rare and local species confined to a few areas in western China and Tibet. P. hide was not described until 1987 when it was discovered in the Kunlun Mountains of Qinghai, China.

Classification

This butterfly is closely related to P. patricius subspecies priamus. Five subspecies are described.

References

  1. Koiwaya, 1987; Gekkan Mushi 201: 6
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