Parnassiinae
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The Parnassiinae or Snow Apollos are a subfamily of the Papilionidae or Swallowtail family. The subfamily includes about 50 medium sized, white or yellow species. The Snow Apollos are high altitude butterflies and are distributed across Asia, Europe and North America.
[edit] References
- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986
- Fauna Europaea
- Parnassius gallery
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