Parnassius schultei

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Parnassius schultei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. schultei
Binomial name
Parnassius schultei
(Weiss & Michel, 1989)

Parnassius schultei 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.

References

  • Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World, Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
  • Chou, I. (ed) 1994. Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium (Monograph of Chinese Butterflies). Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou.(in Chinese)

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