Parnassius inopinatus is a high-altitude butterfly which is found only in Afghanistan and parts of north-western Pakistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, (Papilionidae).
References Weiss, J.C., 1999. The Parnassiinae of the world, Part 3. Hillside Books, Canterbury, U.K. Wyatt, C., 1975 Description de deux nouvelles races d'Afghanistan de Parnassius (Lep. Papilionidae). Entomops 36: 105-109 (3 figs.). Kotzsch, H. , 1940 Parnassius inopinatus, eine überraschende neue Art. Entomologische Zeitschrift 54 (3): 17-21 [figs. 1-6].
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