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Keeled Apollo

Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the keeled apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
5.5 cm – 7.5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
June to August
Larval food plants
Crassulaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the keeled apollo?

KEELED APOLLO · WINGSPAN 7.5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 7.5 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the keeled apollo is about 4.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the keeled apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the keeled 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 keeled apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836

Synonyms Parnassius actius var. himalayensis, Parnassius actius var. rhodius, Parnassius discobulus baroghila, Parnassius discobulus hunzaica, Parnassius jacquemonti actinoboloides, Parnassius jacquemonti diana, Parnassius jacquemonti pamira, Parnassius jacquemonti var. tatsienluica, Parnassius jacquemontii chilieni, Parnassius jacquemontii davidneelae, Parnassius jacquemontii f. unirubromaculata, Parnassius jacquemontii jupiterius, Parnassius jacquemontii kangraensis, Parnassius jacquemontii kohibabaensis, Parnassius jacquemontii linneae, Parnassius jacquemontii mercurius, Parnassius jacquemontii mohammad, Parnassius jacquemontii nuksanica, Parnassius jacquemontii pandita, Parnassius jacquemontii paulusi, Parnassius jacquemontii rubicundus, Parnassius jacquemontii shandura, Parnassius jacquemontii variabilis, Parnassius mercurius, Parnassius mercurius buddha, Parnassius mercurius cyrnus, Parnassius mercurius f. novarae, Parnassius mercurius jupiterius, Parnassius thibetanus f. alba, Parnassius thibetanus f. flava, Parnassius thibetanus f. nigra

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the keeled 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 keeled apollo?

An adult keeled apollo has a wingspan of 5.5 cm – 7.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the keeled apollo?

The keeled apollo (Parnassius jacquemontii) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Keeled Apollo (Parnassius jacquemontii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/keeled-apollo

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{keeled_apollo_2026,
  title = {Keeled Apollo (Parnassius jacquemontii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/keeled-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}