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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