Parnassius przewalskii

Parnassius przewalskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. przewalskii
Binomial name
Parnassius przewalskii
(Alpheraky, 1887)

Parnassius przewalskii is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Tibet and West China. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain.It was described as a species but some authors regard P. przewalskii as a subspecies of Parnassius acco.

The species is named for Nikolai Przhevalsky.

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