Parnassius przewalskii | |
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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.