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Scarce red Apollo

Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The scarce red apollo (Parnassius actius) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the scarce red 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
May to August
Generations a year
One
Larval food plants
Crassulaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scarce red apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the scarce red 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 scarce red apollo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusParnassius
  7. SpeciesParnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843)

Synonyms Doritis actius, Parnassius actius catilina, Parnassius actius f. dubitalis, Parnassius actius f. separanda, Parnassius actius frischi, Parnassius actius hussi, Parnassius actius lahulensis, Parnassius actius pseudobrutus, Parnassius actius pseudocaesar, Parnassius actius sulla, Parnassius actius var. brutus, Parnassius actius var. flora, Parnassius actius var. melaniticus, Parnassius actius var. ornatus, Parnassius actius var. urumtsiensis, Parnassius actius yelyangi, Parnassius ambrosius, Parnassius caesar, Parnassius tianschanicus actius

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • アクティウスウスバJapanese
  • Аполлон актиусRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarce red 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 scarce red apollo?

The scarce red apollo (Parnassius actius) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scarce red Apollo (Parnassius actius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-red-apollo

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BibTeX
@misc{scarce_red_apollo_2026,
  title = {Scarce red Apollo (Parnassius actius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-red-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}