Higher classification Swallowtail butterfly | Scientific name Parnassiinae Rank Subfamily | |
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The Parnassiinae or snow Apollos are a subfamily of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. The subfamily includes about 50 medium-sized, white or yellow species. The snow Apollos are high-altitude butterflies and are distributed across Asia, Europe and North America.
The tribes recognized in the Parnassinae are Parnassiini, Zerynthiini and Luehdorfiini.
References
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