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  2. Parnassius (P.) phoebus
Parnassius phoebus(Fabricius, 1793)
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Parnassiinae
  3. Parnassiini
  4. Parnassius
  5. Parnassius
  6.  phoebus
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TL: Russia, Altai   (1500 - 2800 m.)

Male: the costal spots of forewing usually without red, the anterior one sometimes with white pupil; submarginal band faint and abbreviated or interrupted ; no spot at hind margin ; hindwing with red ocelli which are usually small, and sometimes with a submarginal row of feebly marked black spots; the veins often marked with well-defined elongate black punctures. Female: with better defined and more extended markings; vitreous margin of forewing separated from the submarginal band by large white uniform spots ; the second costal spots often pupilled red, connected with one another by black scaling, on disc sometimes blackish shadows; on hindwing a greyish vitreous marginal band, distinct submarginal halfmoons, which are contiguous, forming a band, two larger red ocelli, the posterior one occasionally with white pupil; anal spots sometimes intensified and one of them filled in with red.

Habitat

  • Gorges
  • Mountain meadows
  • Rocky slopes

Similar species

  • Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne
  • Parnassius (P.) apollo
  • Parnassius (P.) bremeri
MU

55-80 mm

FU

60-80 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyJasoň alpský
    DanskLille Apollo
    DeutschAlpen-Apollo
    DeutschHochalpen-Apollo
    EnglishPhoebus Apollo
    EnglishSmall Apollo
    EspañolApolo Pequeño
    FrançaisPetit Apollon
    ItalianoFebo
    MagyarSvájci apolló-lepke
    NederlandsKleine apollovlinder
    SuomeksiVuoriapollo
    РусскийПарусник феб
    ქართულიალპური აპოლონი
    中文福布绢蝶
    日本語ミヤマウスバ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CrassulaceaeRhodiola
    CrassulaceaeSedumStonecrop
    CrassulaceaeSempervivum montanum
    SaxifragacaeSaxifraga aizoidesYellow mountain saxifrage
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    SaxifragacaeSaxifragaSaxifrage
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio phoebusFabricius, 1793
    Parnassius clariusEversmann, 1843
    Parnassius ariadneLederer, 1853
    Parnassius sacerdosStichel, 1906
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus bajangolusYakovlev, 2006
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus bulawskiiGluschenko & Martynenko, 2000
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus chingizidYakovlev, 2006
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus corybasFischer de Waldheim, 1824
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus halasicusHuang & Murayama, 1992
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus interpositaHerz, 1903
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus phoebus(Fabricius, 1793)
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus tsenguunChurkin, 2003
    Parnassius (P.) phoebus uralensisMénétriés, 1859
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Noctuidae of North America
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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