Parnassius boëdromius | |
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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.