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Parnassius hide

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Parnassius hide

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parnassius

Rank
  
Subspecies

Similar
  
Parnassius stenosemus, Parnassius cardinal, Parnassius acdestis, Parnassius boedromius, Parnassius simonius

Parnassius hide is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

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Distribution

It is a rare and local species confined to a few areas in western China and Tibet. P. hide was not described until 1987 when it was discovered in the Kunlun Mountains of Qinghai, China.

Classification

This butterfly is closely related to P. patricius subspecies priamus. Five subspecies are described.

  • P. h. meveli Weiss & Michel
  • P. h. aksobhya Shinkai
  • P. h. gamdensis Nose
  • P. h. hengduanshanus Nose
  • P. h. poshurarinus Nose
  • References

    Parnassius hide Wikipedia