Parnassius inopinatus

Parnassius inopinatus

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. inopinatus
Binomial name
Parnassius inopinatus
(Kotzsch, 1940)

Parnassius inopinatus is a high altitude butterfly which is found only in Afghanistan and parts of north-western Pakistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae.

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