Parnassius przewalskii
| Parnassius przewalskii | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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)
External links
- Timchenko Funet photographs