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Large keeled Apollo

Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the large keeled apollo

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 large keeled apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the large 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 large keeled apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879

Synonyms Parnassius discobolus f. dubia, Parnassius discobolus var. insignis, Parnassius discobolus var. minor, Parnassius discobolus var. tancrei, Parnassius discobolus verityi, Parnassius olympius, Parnassius superbus, Parnassius tianchanica grumgrshimailoi, Parnassius tianschanica gilgitensis, Parnassius tianschanicus alexander, Parnassius tianschanicus almaataensis, Parnassius tianschanicus binghami, Parnassius tianschanicus chimganus, Parnassius tianschanicus kaindyensis, Parnassius tianschanicus minor, Parnassius tianschanicus shiva, Parnassius tianschanicus warsadjicus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • テンシャンウスバJapanese
  • Аполлон тяньшанскийRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large 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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What kind of animal is the large keeled apollo?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large keeled Apollo (Parnassius tianschanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-keeled-apollo

MLA

“Large keeled Apollo (Parnassius tianschanicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-keeled-apollo.

BibTeX
@misc{large_keeled_apollo_2026,
  title = {Large keeled Apollo (Parnassius tianschanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-keeled-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}