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Apollo

Parnassius apollo

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Field Notes

Description:

Large butterfly, 6 to 7 cm wingspan, mainly white in appearance, with black spots and red circles on wings.

Habitat:

Seen in large numbers in montane pastures of Jura range.

Notes:

This species is vulnerable by IUCN; and protected in France.

Reference Links:

Apollo (butterfly) - Wikipedia

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Comments (3)
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Excellent spotting and beautiful photos, Zlatan! For me it was hard work at 15,000 ft for more than one hour to get a decent, presentable photo of an Apollo. But couldn't succeed.

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Wildlife of Jura Mountain

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PublishedAugust 13, 2019

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