Parnassius nandadevinensis
Parnassius nandadevinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Parnassius |
Species: | P. nandadevinensis |
Binomial name | |
Parnassius nandadevinensis Weiss, 1990[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Parnassius nadadevinensis |
Parnassius nandadevinensis is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only on Mt Nanda Devi, India. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It was described on the basis of a single worn specimen. The genitalia are said to be intermediate in structure between P. acdestis and P. stoliczkanus and could possibly represent an aberrant specimen of either.[2]
References
- ↑ Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World. Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
- ↑ Hauser, CL (1993). "An annotated checklist of the species of the Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)". Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie. 136: 137–146.
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