Parnassius kangchenus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Parnassiinae
Tribus: Parnassiini
Genus: Parnassius
Subgenus: Sachaia
Species: Parnassius kangchenus

Name

Parnassius kangchenus Omoto & Kawasaki, 1998

Type locality: Nepal, Mechi District, west of Mt. Kangchenjunga, near Lhonak, 4550 m.

Holotype: Coll. Omoto. male ♂. 15.-20.VII.1996. leg. M.S. Limbu.

Synonyms

• Parnassius simo acconus Inomata, 1998 (preoccupied by Fruhstorfer, 1903)
• Parnassio simo kangchenus Omoto & Kawasaki, 1998 (replacement name for Parnassius simo acconus Inomata, 1998)

References

• Omoto, K. & Kawasaki, Y., 1998: Some new parnassiine butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Nepal in the Haruta collection. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan, 49 (3): 147–155. Abstract and full article: [1].