# Clouded Apollo (*Parnassius mnemosyne*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-apollo  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Iran.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 5 cm – 6.6 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | grassland, shrubland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| On the wing | April to August |
| Generations a year | One |
| Larval food plants | Papaveraceae family |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Papilionidae
- genus: Parnassius
- species: *Parnassius mnemosyne* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Driopa mnemosyne cassiensis*, *Driopa mnemosyne cayollensis*, *Driopa mnemosyne ceuzensis*, *Driopa mnemosyne diniana*, *Driopa mnemosyne excelsa*, *Driopa mnemosyne gallica*, *Driopa mnemosyne helvetica*, *Driopa mnemosyne matuta*, *Driopa mnemosyne montdorensis*, *Driopa mnemosyne parmenides*, *Driopa mnemosyne rencurelensis*, *Driopa mnemosyne turatii*, *Driopa mnemosyne vernetana*, *Driopa mnemosyne vivarica*, *Papilio mnemosyne*, *Papilio mnemosyne arollaensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne ab. pyraenaica*, *Parnassius mnemosyne amanusica*, *Parnassius mnemosyne angorae*, *Parnassius mnemosyne apoldi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne ariovistus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne athene*, *Parnassius mnemosyne balcanica*, *Parnassius mnemosyne batava*, *Parnassius mnemosyne bischoffi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne bohemien*, *Parnassius mnemosyne bosniacus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne bulgarica*, *Parnassius mnemosyne cassiensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne cayollensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne ceuzensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne cibinensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne cosenzaensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne craspedontis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne cuneifer*, *Parnassius mnemosyne czekelii*, *Parnassius mnemosyne daghestanus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne danilovi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne demaculatus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne dinianus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne dioszeghyi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne distincta*, *Parnassius mnemosyne elisabethae*, *Parnassius mnemosyne excelsus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne f. anglardi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne f. umbratilis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne farsica*, *Parnassius mnemosyne fasseliana*, *Parnassius mnemosyne gallicus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne guccinii*, *Parnassius mnemosyne helveticus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne hunti*, *Parnassius mnemosyne kocaki*, *Parnassius mnemosyne kromeri*, *Parnassius mnemosyne lessinicus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne matuta*, *Parnassius mnemosyne memnon*, *Parnassius mnemosyne mesoleucus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne mixtus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne mneme*, *Parnassius mnemosyne montdorensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne noacki*, *Parnassius mnemosyne parmenides*, *Parnassius mnemosyne parnassia*, *Parnassius mnemosyne parvimacula*, *Parnassius mnemosyne parvus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne pfeifferi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne rencurelensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne republicanus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne rogervarleti*, *Parnassius mnemosyne sarafschana*, *Parnassius mnemosyne sbordonii*, *Parnassius mnemosyne schweigeri*, *Parnassius mnemosyne silesiacus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne similis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne slovakiensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne sulmonensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne tadschikistana*, *Parnassius mnemosyne talboti*, *Parnassius mnemosyne taygetana*, *Parnassius mnemosyne tergestus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne timanicus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne tjumensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne tubulus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne turatii*, *Parnassius mnemosyne tzvetajevi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne ugrjumovi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne valentinae*, *Parnassius mnemosyne var. gigantea*, *Parnassius mnemosyne var. minor*, *Parnassius mnemosyne var. ochracea*, *Parnassius mnemosyne velinensis*, *Parnassius mnemosyne vernetanus*, *Parnassius mnemosyne viidaleppi*, *Parnassius mnemosyne vivaricus*, *Parnassius turatii*, *Parnassius turatii dinianus*, *Parnassius turatii parmenides*, *Parnassius turatii vernetanus*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Iran

## Common questions

### How big is the clouded apollo?

An adult clouded apollo has a wingspan of 5 cm – 6.6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the clouded apollo live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the clouded apollo for 1 country: Iran. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What does the clouded apollo eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

### What kind of animal is the clouded apollo?

The clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Cite as: Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-apollo