Keeled Apollo
Parnassius jacquemontii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Parnassius jacquemontii, the keeled Apollo, is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India and Pakistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It is also fairly common at high altitudes from Chitral to Kumaon.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Parnassius