Parnassius hide

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.

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Description

See images from Timchenko at [1]

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.

Classification

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

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