Parnassius nomion

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Nomion Apollo

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parnassius
Species: P. nomion
Binomial name
Parnassius nomion
Johann Fischer von Waldheim ,1823

Parnassius nomion is a forest steppe butterfly which is found in the Urals, Altai, South Siberia ,Amur and the Ussuri region, Mongolia, China and Korea.It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. Populations vary throughou it's range and there are very many described subspecies.The adult flies from July to mid-August and the larvae feed on Sedum and Orostachys (Crassulaceae).

[edit] References

  • Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution, Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X
    • Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories Volume 1. Pensoft, Sofia - Moscow. 1997

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