Poland 1961 | East Germany 1964 | Poland 1961 |
Apollo Parnassius Parnassius apollo (Papilionidae) |
Alpen Apollo Parnassius Parnassius phoebus (Papilionidae) |
Mnemosyne Parnassius Parnassius mnemosyne (Papilionidae) |
Kyrgystan 1998 | Kyrgystan 1998 | Kyrgystan 1998 |
Actius Parnassius Parnassius actius (Papilionidae) |
Delphius Parnassius Parnassius delphius (Papilionidae) |
Tianschanicus Parnassius Parnassius tianschanicus (Papilionidae) |
Afganistan 1971 | China 1963 | Japan 1986 | Republic of Korea 1976 |
Autocrator Parnassius Parnassius autocrator (Papilionidae) |
Nomion Parnassius Parnassius nomion (Papilionidae) |
Eversmann's Parnassius Parnassius eversmanni (Papilionidae) |
Bremeri Parnassius Parnassius bremeri (Papilionidae) |
Uzbekistan 2006 | Uzbekistan 2006 | Uzbekistan 2006 | Uzbekistan 2006 |
Apollonius Parnassius Parnassius apollonius (Papilionidae) |
Maximinus Parnassius Parnassius maximinus (Papilionidae) |
Honrathi Parnassius Parnassius honrathi (Papilionidae) |
Charltonius Parnassius Parnassius charltonius (Papilionidae) |
Eversmann's Parnassius Parnassius eversmanni (Papilionidae) (LEPIDOPTERA) |
Also in the butterfly, Parnassius is famous for living from an ice age in ancient times, lives in the low-temperature area in high mountain, and is called "living fossil." Especially, also in the world, Parnassius autocrator is a leading rare variety and inhabits only the northern part Hinzukushi district in Afghanistan locally. On the other hand, Parnassius apollo has appeared in a stamp frequently with the popular butterfly in Europe.