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Parnassius davydovi
From the Felix Stumpe collection
Scientific classification
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 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

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