Parnassius jacobsoni

Parnassius jacobsoni
Plate accompanying original description Parnassius jakobsoni, figures 4 female, 5 male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. jacobsoni
Binomial name
Parnassius jacobsoni
(Avinoff , 1913)
Synonyms
  • Parnassius staudingeri jacobsoni Avinoff, 1913

Parnassius jacobsoni is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

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