TL: Russia, Krasnoyarsk Region, Kansk (2700 m.)
Ground-colour yellow in male yellow or yellowish-white in female. Resembles in pattern very closely the female of Parnassius felderi: forewing grey at base and costal margin, and greyish glossy at distal margin; beyond the cell a curved discal band shaded with grey and a similar, sometimes less distinct, submarginal one. Abdominal area of hindwing dusted with black; a spot at anal angle, occasionally (especially often in female) prolonged to a short band; a more or less distinct undulate submarginal band; further, 2 red ocelli, the posterior one sometimes being all black on upperside or being wanting, remaining however distinct below; base of hindwing above spotted with red. Head and body yellow-haired.
Habitat
- Tundra
48-64 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
-
Language Vernacular name 
EnglishEversmann's Parnassian 
РусскийАполлон Эверсманна РусскийПарусник Эверсмана 
中文艾雯绢蝶 
日本語ウスバキチョウ 
한국어황모시나비
- Primary hostplants
-
Family Latin name Vernacular name Papaveraceae Corydalis Corydalis Papaveraceae Corydalis gigantea Papaveraceae Corydalis gorodkovii Papaveraceae Corydalis pauciflora
- Synonyms and other combinations
-
Latin name Author Parnassius altaicus Vérity, 1911 Parnassius lacinia Hemming, 1934
- Subspecies
-
Species Author Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni altaica Vérity, 1911 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni daisetsuzanus (Matsumura, 1926) Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni eversmanni Ménétriés, 1855 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni gornyiensis Watanabe, 1998 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni lautus Ohya, 1988 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni magadana Weiss, 1971 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni nishiyamai Ohya & Fujioka, 1997 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni polarius Schulte, 1991 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni sarymsaktyensis Y.Sorimachi, 1999 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni sasai O. Bang-Haas, 1937 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni vosnessenski Ménétriés, 1850 Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni vysokogornyiensis Watanabe, 1998
- Links
-
Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland 
Butterflies of Canada 
Lepiforum e. V. North American Moth Photographers Group Russian insects Ilya Osipov
Scanning the QR code below automatically opens the description page for this species. Placing this code on a specimen label, poster, or museum display board provides visitors with quick and easy access to full species details directly on their smartphones.
 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |