Parnassius hide

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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

Parnassius hide (Koiwaya, 1987; Gekkan Mushi 201: 6) 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.

Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Classification 4 References

[edit] Description

See images from Timchenko at [1]

[edit] Distribution

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, Quinghai China.

[edit] Classification

Closely related to Parnassius patricius ssp priamus. five subspecies are described.

Sub-species

P. h. meveli Weiss & Michel

P. h. aksobhya Shinkai

P. h. gamdensis Nose

P. h. hengduanshanus Nose

P. h. poshurarinus Nose

[edit] References

• Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium