Parnassius huberi

Parnassius huberi
Male paratype - Felix Stumpe collection
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. huberi
Binomial name
Parnassius huberi
Paulus, 1999

Parnassius huberi is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Tibet. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).

P. huberi is a newly discovered Parnassius species closely related to P. acco and P. schultei.

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