The Parnassius apollo is a fragmented into numerous species and subspecies breeds common in the mountainous regions of Europe and western Asia.
E 'of considerable size (up to 9 cm. Wingspan) and quite striking in its flight where alternate planing to sudden waste, with a characteristic slight rustling noise produced by the wings.
E 'traceable, usually in colonies of a few tens up to several hundred people, on the sunny slopes or meadows bloom offshore (from 700 to also 3000 meters high).
In recent decades the species has since reduced its areal distribution, especially in Central Europe, mainly due to afforestation and acid rain, which alter the pH of premium plants (Sedum, Sempervivum sp.) , so much to be submitted to a strict regime of protection, like the Papilio hospiton (protection of CITES).
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The insect is fairly routine, and it is not unusual to revise the same specimen perch, for the night, in the same grassy areas also at a distance of several days.
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