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Mountain Apollo Butterfly

Parnassius apollo

Photo by rhiannon
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Field Notes

Description:

Cream coloured wings with black and red circles

Habitat:

they are found on mountains in Europe usually above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). I found these two mating next to a waterfall, apparently the caterpillars feed on stonecrop and there was loads of this around the particular site.

Notes:

The Apollo is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals in Appendix II in CITES and is mentioned in annex IV of the habitats directive.

Reference Links:

Apollo (butterfly)

Species ID Suggestions

Mountain apollo

Parnassius apollo
rhiannon
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Comments (4)
rhiannon
ye, they were mating for at least half an hour, another one tried to get a look it too but was fluttered away by the larger one.
Ashish
Looks alike Large grass Yellow..

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