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Glacial Apollo

Parnassius glacialis Butler, 1866

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the glacial apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the glacial apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the glacial 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 glacial apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius glacialis Butler, 1866

Synonyms Parnassius glacialis anachoreta, Parnassius glacialis aomoriensis, Parnassius glacialis geisha, Parnassius glacialis mikado, Parnassius glacialis naganoensis, Parnassius glacialis shikokuensis, Parnassius stubbendorfi nankingi, Parnassius stubbendorfi sinicus, Parnassius stubbendorfi tajanus, Parnassius stubbendorfi tsingschuiensis, Parnassius stubbendorfii glacialis, Parnassius stubbendorfii var. tsingtaua, Parnassius sulphurus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ウスバアゲハJapanese
  • 冰清绢蝶Chinese
  • ウスバシロチョウJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glacial 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 glacial apollo?

The glacial apollo (Parnassius glacialis) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Glacial Apollo (Parnassius glacialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glacial-apollo

MLA

“Glacial Apollo (Parnassius glacialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glacial-apollo.

BibTeX
@misc{glacial_apollo_2026,
  title = {Glacial Apollo (Parnassius glacialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glacial-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}