Parnassius loxias

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Parnassius loxias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species:
P. loxias
Binomial name
Parnassius loxias
Püngeler, 1901

Parnassius loxias is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Kirghizia and west China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ( Parnassius ) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

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