Parnassius orleans
| Parnassius orleans | |
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| Parnassius orleans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. orleans |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius orleans Oberthur, 1890 | |
Parnassius orleans is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Western China and Tibet? It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. It was named after Prince Henri of Orleans who discovered it.
References
- Bernard Turlin et Luc Manil, 2005 Étude synoptique et répartition mondiale des espèces du genre "Parnassius" Latreille 1804 ("Lepidoptera Papilionidae") Luc Manil, Paris.