Parnassius maximinus is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in western ranges of the Tien Shan Mountains. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). Previously it was regarded as conspecific with P. delphius.
| Parnassius maximinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. maximinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius maximinus Staudinger, 1891
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Description edit
It is larger than P. delphius. Its submarginal spots are heavy and contiguous. The hindwing is almost without a marginal band, but with two very large blue-centred anal spots and two likewise blue scaled.[1]
References edit
- Weiss, J.-C. 1992. The Parnassiinae of the World, Part 2. Sciences Nat, Venette; 87 pp.
Further reading edit
- sv:Parnassius maximinus on Swedish Wikipedia - further references and synonymy
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Parnassius maximinus.
- Parnassius of the World - Text, range map and photos
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