Parnassius phoebus
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| Parnassius phoebus Fabricius,1793 |
The Phoebus Apollo (Parnassius phoebus) is a butterfly species of the family of Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) found in Eurasia and North America.
P. phoebus is found in the Alps, Urals, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Alaska andCanada.Larvae feed on Saxifraga sp., Sedum sp. and Sempervivum montanum.
[edit] References
- Bernard Turlin et Luc Manil, 2005 Étude synoptique et répartition mondiale des espèces du genre "Parnassius" Latreille 1804 ("Lepidoptera Papilionidae") Luc Manil, Paris.
[edit] External Links
- Rusinsects Text, photographs.
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