''Parnassius loxias'' is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in

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and west

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. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ('' Parnassius'') of the swallowtail family ( Papilionidae).

References

*Weiss, J.-C. 1992. ''The Parnassiinae of the World''. Part 2.

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