Parnassius davydovi is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Kyrgyzstan (Tian Shan). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

Parnassius davydovi
From the Felix Stumpe collection
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species:
P. davydovi
Binomial name
Parnassius davydovi
Churkin, 2006

Parnassius davydovi is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to P. autocrator and P. loxias

References

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  • Churkin, S. 2006. A new species of Parnassius Latreille, 1804 from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) Helios 7: 142-158 PDF
  • Omoto,K., Yonezawa,T.and Shinkawa, T. Molecular systematics and evolution of the recently discovered "Parnassian" butterfly (Parnassius davydovi Churkin, 2006) and its allied species (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Gene 1: doi:10.1016/j.gene.2008.10.030
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