| Honraths's Apollo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parnassius |
| Species: | P. honrathi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnassius honrathi (Staudinger and A.Bang-Haas,1882 |
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Parnassius honrathi or Honrath's Apollo is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
The butterfly was named to honour Eduard Honrath. It flies on mountain slopes at 2,500-3,000 m above sea level. The larva feeds on Pseudosedum.