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Parnassius hide

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Parnassius hide
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species:
P. hide
Binomial name
Parnassius hide
Koiwaya, 1987[1]

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Koiwaya, S. (1987). Gekkan Mushi. 201: 6.
  • Chou Io (Ed.) Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium.
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  • "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.