Parnassius nomion

Taxobox
name = Nomion Apollo

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Parnassius"
species = "P. nomion"
binomial = "Parnassius nomion"
binomial_authority = Johann Fischer von Waldheim ,1823

"Parnassius nomion" is a forest steppe butterfly which is found in the Urals, Altai, South Siberia ,Amur and the Ussuri region, Mongolia, China and Korea.It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus "Parnassius" of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. Populations vary throughou it's range and there are very many described subspecies.The adult flies from July to mid-August and the larvae feed on Sedum and Orostachys (Crassulaceae).

References

* Sakai S., Inaoka S., Toshiaki A., Yamaguchi S., Watanabe Y., (2002) "The Parnassiology. The Parnassius Butterflies, A Study in Evolution", Kodansha, Japan. ISBN 4-06-124051-X
**"Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories" Volume 1. Pensoft, Sofia - Moscow. 1997

External links

* [http://goran.waldeck.se/ Parnassius of the World] Photo Map