Parnassius hide

Parnassius hide
Scientific classification
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

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

This butterfly is closely related to P. patricius subspecies priamus. Five subspecies are described.

• P. h. meveliWeiss & Michel
• P. h. aksobhyaShinkai
• P. h. gamdensisNose
• P. h. hengduanshanusNose
• P. h. poshurarinusNose

References

1. Koiwaya, S. (1987). Gekkan Mushi. 201: 6.

• Chou Io (Ed.) Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium.

External links

• "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.