Parnassius huberi
| Parnassius huberi | |
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| Male paratype - Felix Stumpe collection | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. huberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius huberi Paulus, 1999 | |
Parnassius huberi is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Tibet. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
P. huberi is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to P. acco and P. schultei.
References
- Paulus, V. 1999. A new species of Parnassius discovered in North Tibet, China. Wallace, 6: 2–7.
External links
- Parnassius of the World - photograph and map
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