Parnassius boëdromius

Parnassius boëdromius
Female in collection Ulster Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. boëdromius
Binomial name
Parnassius boëdromius
Püngeler, 1901

Parnassius boëdromius is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Asia. It has a restricted range, known only along the borders of Kirghizia, Kazakstan and Xinjiang, China. Formerly a subspecies of Parnassius simo. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

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