Parnassius huberi

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Parnassius huberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. huberi
Binomial name
Parnassius huberi
Paulus, 1999

Parnassius huberi is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Tibet. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.

P. huberi is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to Parnassius acco and P schultei.

[edit] References

  • Paulus, V. 1999. A new species of Parnassius discovered in North Tibet, China. Wallace, 6: 2-7.

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