Parnassius patricius
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| Parnassius patricius | |
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| Parnassius patricius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. patricius |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius patricius Niepelt, 1850 | |
Parnassius patricius is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Kirghizia and Turkmenistan (Turkestan in older literature). It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. The larva feeds on Cysticorydalis fedtschenkoana.
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