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Parnassius
Parnassius is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane (alpine and Himalayan) butterflies usually known as Apollos or snow Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also exhibit altitudinal melananism, a high-altitude adaptation. They have dark bodies and darker coloring at the base of their wings, which allows them to absorb solar energy more quickly.
Although classified under the swallowtail butterfly family, none of the Parnassius species possesses tails.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Apollo
speciesParnassius apollo
Clodius Parnassian
speciesParnassius clodius
Clouded Apollo
speciesParnassius mnemosyne
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
speciesParnassius smintheus
Phoebus Apollo
speciesParnassius phoebus
Stubbendorf's Apollo
speciesParnassius stubbendorfii
Glacial Apollo
speciesParnassius glacialis
Nomion Apollo
speciesParnassius nomion
Eversmann's Parnassian
speciesParnassius eversmanni
Parnassius apollonius
speciesParnassius apollonius
Large Keeled Apollo
speciesParnassius tianschanicus
Common Blue Apollo
speciesParnassius hardwickii
Common Red Apollo
speciesParnassius epaphus
Caucasian Apollo
speciesParnassius nordmanni
Banded Apollo
speciesParnassius delphius
Parnassius bremeri
speciesParnassius bremeri
Scarce Red Apollo
speciesParnassius actius
Parnassius orleans
speciesParnassius orleans
Keeled Apollo
speciesParnassius jacquemontii
Regal Apollo
speciesParnassius charltonius
Parnassius ariadne
speciesParnassius ariadne
Cephalus Apollo
speciesParnassius cephalus
Imperial Apollo
speciesParnassius imperator
Karakoram Banded Apollo
speciesParnassius staudingeri
Varnished Apollo
speciesParnassius acco
Siberian Apollo
speciesParnassius arcticus
Dusky Apollo
speciesParnassius acdestis
Parnassius tenedius
speciesParnassius tenedius
Parnassius szechenyii
speciesParnassius szechenyii
Black-edged Apollo
speciesParnassius simo
Noble Apollo
speciesParnassius augustus
Parnassius hoenei
speciesParnassius hoenei
Parnassius patricius
speciesParnassius patricius
Honrath's Apollo
speciesParnassius honrathi
Parnassius labeyriei
speciesParnassius labeyriei
Parnassius andreji
speciesParnassius andreji
Parnassius mercurius
speciesParnassius mercurius
Parnassius simonius
speciesParnassius simonius
Parnassius dongalaicus
speciesParnassius dongalaicus
Parnassius schultei
speciesParnassius schultei
Parnassius hide
speciesParnassius hide
Churkin’s Apollo
speciesParnassius davydovi
Parnassius autocrator
speciesParnassius autocrator
Many-eyed Apollo
speciesParnassius stoliczkanus
Parnassius boedromius
speciesParnassius boedromius
Parnassius rueckbeili
speciesParnassius rueckbeili
Parnassius corybas
speciesParnassius corybas
Hannyngton's Apollo
speciesParnassius hunnyngtoni
Greater Banded Apollo
speciesParnassius stenosemus
Stately Apollo
speciesParnassius loxias
Parnassius huberi
speciesParnassius huberi
Parnassius turatii
speciesParnassius turatii
Parnassius tibetanus
speciesParnassius tibetanus
Royal Apollo
speciesParnassius maharaja
Cardinal Apollo
speciesParnassius cardinal
Parnassius maximinus
speciesParnassius maximinus
Parnassius inopinatus
speciesParnassius inopinatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57486.