Apollo vs Clouded Apollo
Both belong to the genus Parnassius, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a apollo and a clouded apollo?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Parnassius, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the apollo for 1 in total, the clouded apollo for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Apollo | Clouded Apollo | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Parnassius apollo | Parnassius mnemosyne |
| Family | Papilionidae | Papilionidae |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers | flowers |
| Habitat | grassland, rocky, shrubland | grassland, shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
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