Parnassius labeyriei

Taxobox
regnum = Animalia


phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P.labeyriei"
binomial = "Parnassius labeyriei"
binomial_authority = ((Weiss & Michel , 1989)

"Parnassius labeyriei " 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.

The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain. It was described as a separate species and this view was maintained by Chou (1994) and Weiss (1992). Later authors believe it to be conspecific with "Parnassius maharaja".

References

*Chou, I. (ed) 1994. "Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium" (Monograph of Chinese Butterflies). Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou.(in Chinese)
*Weiss, J.-C. 1992. "The Parnassiinae of the World". Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.

External Links

* [http://www.geocities.com/tgorw_sm/paindex.htm Parnassius of the World] Text and photos.