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Banded Apollo

Parnassius delphius (Eversmann, 1843)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The banded apollo (Parnassius delphius) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the banded apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
June to August
Generations a year
One
Larval food plants
Papaveraceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the banded apollo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the banded apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius delphius (Eversmann, 1843)

Synonyms Doritis delphius, Koramius delphius, Koramius delphius pulchra, Parnassius delphius barteli, Parnassius delphius hamiensis, Parnassius delphius karaschahricus, Parnassius delphius mephisto, Parnassius delphius tancrei, Parnassius delphius var. albulus, Parnassius delphius var. candidatus, Parnassius delphius var. constans, Parnassius delphius var. karaschahrica, Parnassius delphius var. namanganus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ДельфиусRussian
  • Аполлон дельфийскийRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded apollo

Other species in the same genus Parnassius.

LC, Least Concern
Apollo (Parnassius apollo)

Apollo

Parnassius apollo

Papilionidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the banded apollo?

The banded apollo (Parnassius delphius) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded Apollo (Parnassius delphius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-apollo

MLA

“Banded Apollo (Parnassius delphius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-apollo.

BibTeX
@misc{banded_apollo_2026,
  title = {Banded Apollo (Parnassius delphius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}