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Parnassius nosei

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Parnassius nosei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species:
P. nosei
Binomial name
Parnassius nosei
(Watanabe, 1989)

Parnassius nosei is a high-altitude butterfly found in China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain. Some authors regard nosei as a subspecies of Parnassius maharaja.

References

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  • Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World. Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
  • Chou, I. (ed) 1994. Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium (Monograph of Chinese Butterflies). Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou.(in Chinese)
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