Parnassius eversmanni

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Eversmann's Parnassian
Specimen from Japan
Specimen from Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. eversmanni
Binomial name
Parnassius eversmanni
Ménétries, 1849


Parnassius eversmanni or Eversmann's Parnassian is a is a high altitude butterfly which is found in East Russia , Mongolia, Japan and Alaska. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.The species was named to honour Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.

The larva feeds on Corydalis (C. gigantea, C. pauciflora, C. arctica, C. paeoniiholia, C. gorodkovi, C. pauciflora)