Biology:Parnassius davydovi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Parnassius davydovi | |
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| From the Felix Stumpe collection | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. davydovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius davydovi Churkin, 2006
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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 is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to P. autocrator and P. loxias
References
- 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
External links
- Parnassius of the World Photograph and map
- Sergei Churkin
Wikidata ☰ Q10804253 entry
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