| Siberian Apollo | |
|---|---|
| Parnassius arcticus Male above female below. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. arcticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius arcticus Eisner, 1968 |
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Siberian Apollo Parnassius arcticus is a high altitude butterfly which is found in NE. Yakutia. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
The taxonomic status of this butterfly is uncertain. It was originally described from females only as a Siberian subspecies of Parnassius simo, a species which does not occur in Siberia. Eisner, the author of the subspecies later decided it was conspecific with Parnassius tenedius. Korshunov & Gorbunov (1995) regard it as a good (full) species with ammosovi Korshunov as a junior synonym. P. ammasovi lives on scree at 1,500m. The adult flies mid-June to early July. Eggs are laid on stones around the host plant, Corydalis gorodkovi.