Parnassius boëdromius

Taxobox
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regnum = Animalia

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image_caption = Female in collection Ulster Museum
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. boëdromius"
binomial = "Parnassius boëdromius"
binomial_authority = Püngeler, 1901

"Parnassius boëdromius" is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Asia. It has a restricted range, known only along the borders of Kirghizia, Kazakstan and Xinjiang. Formerly a subspecies of "Parnassius simo".It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus "Parnassius" of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

References

* Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) "The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution", Kodansha, Japan.