| Eversmann's Parnassian | |
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| 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 |
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Parnassius eversmanni or Eversmann's Parnassian 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)