- Parnassius hide
Taxobox
name = "Parnassius hide"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius "
species = "P. hide"
binomial = "Parnassius hide"
binomial_authority = Koiwaya,1987 "Parnassius hide" (Koiwaya, 1987; "Gekkan Mushi" 201: 6) 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.Description
See images from Timchenko at [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/warp/album-Timchenko.html]
Distribution
A rare and local species, confined to a few areas in western China and Tibet, "P. hide" was not described until 1987 when it was discovered in the
Kunlun Mountains, Quinghai China.Classification
Closely related to
Parnassius patricius ssp "priamus". five subspecies are described.Sub-species
"P. h. meveli" Weiss & Michel
"P. h. aksobhya" Shinkai
"P. h. gamdensis" Nose
"P. h. hengduanshanus" Nose
"P. h. poshurarinus" Nose
References
* Chou Io (Ed.); "Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium"
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