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Parnassius nandadevinensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Parnassius nadadevinensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parnassius

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Parnassius maharaja, Parnassius staudingeri hunza, Parnassius hannyngtoni, Parnassius stoliczkanus, Parnassius stenosemus

Parnassius nandadevinensis is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only on Mt Nanda Devi, India. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It was described on the basis of a single worn specimen. The genitalia are said to be intermediate in structure between P. acdestis and P. stoliczkanus and could possibly represent an aberrant specimen of either.

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Parnassius nandadevinensis Wikipedia