Parnassius labeyriei
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| Parnassius labeyriei ((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 belive it to be conspecific with Parnassius maharaja.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External Links
- Parnassius of the World Text and photos.
