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Varnished Apollo

Parnassius acco Gray, [1853]

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the varnished apollo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4 cm – 6 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
June to July
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the varnished apollo?

VARNISHED APOLLO · WINGSPAN 6 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the varnished apollo is about 3.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the varnished apollo live?

Not recorded

Is the varnished 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 varnished apollo classified?

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

Synonyms Parnassius acco akico, Parnassius acco andromeda, Parnassius acco aristocratus, Parnassius acco baltorana, Parnassius acco bubo, Parnassius acco chumurtiensis, Parnassius acco gemmifer, Parnassius acco gloria, Parnassius acco goergneri, Parnassius acco gyanglaputsai, Parnassius acco hampsoni, Parnassius acco humboldti, Parnassius acco janae, Parnassius acco jirinae, Parnassius acco makicoae, Parnassius acco mirabilis, Parnassius acco moritai, Parnassius acco pseudobubo, Parnassius acco punctata, Parnassius acco pundjabensis, Parnassius acco rosea, Parnassius acco tagalangi, Parnassius acco transhimalayensis, Parnassius acco tulaishani, Parnassius acco vairocana, Parnassius acco westphali, Parnassius baileyi bubo, Parnassius baileyi rothschildianus, Parnassius przewalskii, Parnassius przewalskii humboldti, Parnassius przewalskii rosei, Parnassius przewalskii tulaishani, Parnassius przewalskii yvonne, Parnassius rothschildianus, Parnassius rothschildianus f. masculina, Tadumia acco, Tadumia acco krausei, Tadumia acco yvonne, Tadumia baileyi baileyanus, Tadumia bubo, Tadumia przewalskii bubo, Tadumia przewalskii kunlunica

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the varnished 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 varnished apollo?

An adult varnished apollo has a wingspan of 4 cm – 6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the varnished apollo?

The varnished apollo (Parnassius acco) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Varnished Apollo (Parnassius acco). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/varnished-apollo

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BibTeX
@misc{varnished_apollo_2026,
  title = {Varnished Apollo (Parnassius acco)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/varnished-apollo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}