Parnassius nandadevinensis
| Parnassius nandadevinensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. nandadevinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius nandadevinensis Weiss, 1990[1] | |
Parnassius nadadevinensis is a high altitude butterfly which is found only on Mt Nanda Devi, India. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. It was described on the basis of a single worn specimen. The genitalia are said to be intermediate in structure between P. acdestis and P. stoliczkanus and could possibly represent an aberrant specimen of either.[2]
References
- ↑ Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World. Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
- ↑ Hauser, CL (1993). "An annotated checklist of the species of the Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)". Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie 136: 137–146.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.