Hypermnestra helios

Hypermnestra helios
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Parnassiini
Genus: Hypermnestra
Ménétriés, 1848
Species:
H. helios
Binomial name
Hypermnestra helios
(Nickerl, 1846)

Hypermnestra helios is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Parnassinae family and is the sole member of the genus Hypermnestra. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is locally common in desert habitats.

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