Parnassius hide
Appearance
Parnassius hide | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Parnassius |
Species: | P. hide
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Binomial name | |
Parnassius hide Koiwaya, 1987[1]
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Parnassius hide is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The species was first described by Satoshi Koiwaya in 1987.
Distribution
[edit]It is 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 of Qinghai, China.
Classification
[edit]This butterfly is closely related to P. patricius subspecies priamus. Five subspecies are described.
- P. h. meveli Weiss & Michel
- P. h. aksobhya Shinkai
- P. h. gamdensis Nose
- P. h. hengduanshanus Nose
- P. h. poshurarinus Nose
References
[edit]- ^ Koiwaya, S. (1987). Gekkan Mushi. 201: 6.
- Chou Io (Ed.) Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Parnassius hide.
- "Kailasius hide Koiwaya, 1987". Insecta.pro. Images and details.
- Savela, Markku. "Images from A. Timchenko". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.