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Phoebus Apollo
Parnassius phoebus
Swallowtail butterflies
(Papilionidae)
Yellow glow on under surface wings.
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White butterfly with semi-transparent wings with a black and red pattern. On front wing black and red markings on both sides. On rear wing 2 red eyespots on the top surface and 3 on the underside, some small red marks at the base. A yellow glow on the underside of the rear wing. ⇔ wsp. 50-60 mm LA: ≈ Smaller than the PARNASSIUS APOLLO (Apollo) which has no red on the front wing and no yellow on the rear wing. ≈ More colourful than the PARNASSIUS MNEMOSYNE (Clouded Apollo) which has no red or yellow and less black.
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Colour
Eye-spot
Feeler
CP Size
CP Skin
CP Colour
CP Pattern
Type
40-70 mm
Open
Knob
> 40 mm
Hairy
Marks
Day
2 LookAlikes (LA):
Apollo
Clouded Apollo
Phoebus Apollo
Kleine apollovlinder
Alpenapollo
Petit apollon
Phoebus Apollo
Parnassius phoebus [L.]
Parnassius phoebus [L.]
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