Parnassius schultei
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 family (Papilionidae).
| Parnassius schultei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. schultei |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius schultei (Weiss & Michel, 1989) [1] | |
References
- Weiss, J.-C.; Michel, F. (1989) Description of new taxa of the genus Parnassius from Tibet (China) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat 61: 5-19.
- 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
- Parnassius of the World - photos and range map
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