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Parnassius maharaja

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Phylum
  
Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Parnassius maharaja

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Species

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Parnassius, Parnassius stoliczkanus, Parnassius simo, Parnassius hannyngtoni, Parnassius stenosemus

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

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Range

North-western India, west China

Status

Local. Not known to be threatened.

References

Parnassius maharaja Wikipedia