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Common blue Apollo

Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The common blue apollo (Parnassius hardwickii) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the common blue apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.25 cm – 6.05 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
March to October
Larval food plants
Saxifragaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common blue apollo?

COMMON BLUE APOLLO · WINGSPAN 6.05 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.05 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the common blue apollo is about 3.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the common blue apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the common blue 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 common blue apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831

Synonyms Lingamius hardwickei asanoi, Lingamius hardwickei correctus, Lingamius hardwickii, Parnassius hardtwickii albicans, Parnassius hardwickei baltistani, Parnassius hardwickei pundjabensis, Parnassius hardwicki tibuella, Parnassius hardwickii var. charino

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common blue 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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How big is the common blue apollo?

An adult common blue apollo has a wingspan of 4.25 cm – 6.05 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common blue apollo?

The common blue apollo (Parnassius hardwickii) 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). Common blue Apollo (Parnassius hardwickii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-blue-apollo

MLA

“Common blue Apollo (Parnassius hardwickii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-blue-apollo.

BibTeX
@misc{common_blue_apollo_2026,
  title = {Common blue Apollo (Parnassius hardwickii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-blue-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}