Parnassius bremeri is a high altitude butterfly

Butterfly

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 which is found in Russia

Russia

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, Korea

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 and China

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 . It is a member of the Snow Apollo genus Parnassius

Parnassius

Parnassius is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane butterflies usually known as Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also show an adaptation to high altitudes called altitudinal melanism...

of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.
Over its vast range (Transbaikal

Transbaikal

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, the Amur

Amur Oblast

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 and Ussuri regions and the Kuriles), the species varies widely in morphology and many subspecies

Subspecies

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 have been described.
P. bremeri is found in open landscapes on forest-steppe, as well as slopes with woodlands up to the alpine zone (1,500 m.).The flight period is May-June. Known host plants are : Sedum clizoorl, S. ussuriensis, S. ishida and Orostachys malacophylla.

Description

Similar to Parnassius phoebus but smaller and with wing veins almost indistinct against the ground color, Hindwing with a red basal spot.