- Parnassius phoebus
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Parnassius phoebus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Parnassius Species: P. phoebus Binomial name Parnassius phoebus
Fabricius, 1793Parnassius phoebus, known as the Phoebus Apollo or Small Apollo, is a butterfly species of the family of Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) found in Eurasia and North America.
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P. phoebus is found in the Alps, Urals, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Alaska and Canada south through the United States to Utah and New Mexico.
Larval foods
- Saxifraga sp.
- Sedum sp.
- Sempervivum montanum
References
- Bernard Turlin et Luc Manil, 2005 Étude synoptique et répartition mondiale des espèces du genre "Parnassius" Latreille 1804 ("Lepidoptera Papilionidae") Luc Manil, Paris.
- Evans, Arthur V. (2007). Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co.. pp. 260. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-7.
External links
- European Butterflies and Moths
- Rusinsects Text, photographs.
- [1] Tree line and Parnassius phoebus smintheus.
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