Parnassius bremeri

Taxobox
name = Parnassius bremeri
regnum = Animalia

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image_caption=A male specimen from the Caucasus, 4000m
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. bremeri"
binomial = "Parnassius bremeri"
binomial_authority = Bremer, 1864

"Parnassius bremeri" is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Russia, Korea and China . It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus "Parnassius" of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.Over its vast range (Transbaikal, the Amur and Ussuri regions and the Kuriles), the species varies widely in morphology and many subspecies have been described.P. bremeri is found in open landscapes on forest-steppe, as well as slopes with woodlands up to the alpine zone (1,500 m.).The flight period is May-June. Known host plants are : "Sedum clizoorl", "S. ussuriensis", "S. ishida" and "Orostachys malacophylla".

Description

Similar to "Parnassius phoebus" but smaller and with wing veins almost indistinct against the ground color, Hindwing with a red basal spot.