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Regal Apollo

Parnassius charltonius Gray, [1853]

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the regal apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
8 cm – 9.9 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
May to August
Larval food plants
Papaveraceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the regal apollo?

REGAL APOLLO · WINGSPAN 9.9 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 9.9 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the regal apollo is about 5.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the regal apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the regal 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 regal apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius charltonius Gray, [1853]

Synonyms Kailasius charltonius basharianus, Kailasius charltonius eisnerianus, Kailasius charltonius ella, Kailasius charltonius f. chrysopicta, Kailasius charltonius flaugeri, Kailasius charltonius gehleni, Kailasius charltonius kabiri, Kailasius charltonius naimus, Kailasius charltonius nuristanus, Kailasius charltonius otto, Kailasius charltonius robertjan, Kailasius charltonius sakai, Kailasius charltonius serenissimus, Koramius charltonius, Parnassius charltonius aenigma, Parnassius charltonius amabilis, Parnassius charltonius bryki, Parnassius charltonius f. deckerti, Parnassius charltonius mistericus, Parnassius charltonius vaporosus, Parnassius charltonius var. bryki, Parnassius charltonius var. ducalis, Parnassius charltonius var. occidentalis, Parnassius charltonius var. princeps, Parnassius charltonius voigti, Parnassius charltonius wernickei, Parnassius romanovi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • チャールトンウスバアゲハJapanese
  • Аполлон ЧарльтонаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the regal apollo

Other species in the same genus Parnassius.

LC, Least Concern
Apollo (Parnassius apollo)

Apollo

Parnassius apollo

Papilionidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the regal apollo?

An adult regal apollo has a wingspan of 8 cm – 9.9 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the regal apollo?

The regal apollo (Parnassius charltonius) 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). Regal Apollo (Parnassius charltonius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/regal-apollo

MLA

“Regal Apollo (Parnassius charltonius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/regal-apollo.

BibTeX
@misc{regal_apollo_2026,
  title = {Regal Apollo (Parnassius charltonius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/regal-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}