Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Parnassius jacobsoni | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parnassius Rank Species | |
Similar Parnassius stenosemus, Parnassius cardinal, Parnassius staudingeri, Parnassius staudingeri hunza, Parnassius huberi |
Parnassius jacobsoni is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
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