Dusky 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

July to August

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumArthropoda
3. classInsecta
4. orderLepidoptera
5. familyPapilionidae
6. genusParnassius
7. SpeciesParnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Synonyms Koramius acdestis, Koramius acdestis hades, Koramius acdestis irenaephilus, Koramius acdestis lucifer, Koramius acdestis lux, Koramius acdestis peeblesi, Koramius acdestis vogti, Koramius hades, Parnassius acdestis carolinae, Parnassius acdestis cerberus, Parnassius acdestis cerevisiae, Parnassius acdestis chakaensis, Parnassius acdestis christianae, Parnassius acdestis cinerosus, Parnassius acdestis ekaii, Parnassius acdestis felix, Parnassius acdestis fujitai, Parnassius acdestis hades, Parnassius acdestis horikatsuhikoi, Parnassius acdestis imperatoides, Parnassius acdestis irenaephilus, Parnassius acdestis josefineae, Parnassius acdestis kozaburoi, Parnassius acdestis kuhkai, Parnassius acdestis ladakensis, Parnassius acdestis lathonius, Parnassius acdestis laurentii, Parnassius acdestis limitis, Parnassius acdestis manco, Parnassius acdestis marki, Parnassius acdestis martae, Parnassius acdestis midas, Parnassius acdestis ohkumai, Parnassius acdestis okauchii, Parnassius acdestis peeblesi, Parnassius acdestis peschkei, Parnassius acdestis pundit, Parnassius acdestis rupshuana, Parnassius acdestis sugelicus, Parnassius acdestis takashimai, Parnassius acdestis takedai, Parnassius acdestis vogti, Parnassius acdestis wako, Parnassius acdestis yamazakii, Parnassius acdestis yanae, Parnassius delphius diaphana, Parnassius delphius f. cinerosus, Parnassius delphius lampidius, Parnassius delphius macdonaldi, Parnassius delphius var. acdestis, Parnassius delphius whitei, Parnassius lathonius, Parnassius liudongi

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Apollo

Parnassius apollo

Papilionidae

C

Clouded Apollo

Parnassius mnemosyne

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

P

Phoebus Apollo

Parnassius phoebus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

E

Eversmann's Apollo

Parnassius apollonius

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

C

Caucasian Apollo

Parnassius nordmanni

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

R

Rocky mountain Parnassian

Parnassius smintheus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDusky Apollo vs ApolloDusky Apollo vs Clouded ApolloDusky Apollo vs Phoebus ApolloDusky Apollo vs Eversmann's Apollo

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@misc{dusky_apollo_2026,
  title = {Dusky Apollo (Parnassius acdestis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}