Parnassius maximinus
| Parnassius maximinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. maximinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius maximinus Staudinger, 1891 | |
Parnassius maximinus is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Western ranges of the Tien Shan Mountains. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. Previously it was regarded as conspecific with Parnassius delphius.
References
- Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World, Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
External links
- Parnassius of the World Text and photos.
- Pteron Japanese text and photos.