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Parnassius apollo
Cream coloured wings with black and red circles
they are found on mountains in Europe usually above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). I found these two mating next to a waterfall, apparently the caterpillars feed on stonecrop and there was loads of this around the particular site.
The Apollo is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals in Appendix II in CITES and is mentioned in annex IV of the habitats directive.
ye, they were mating for at least half an hour, another one tried to get a look it too but was fluttered away by the larger one.
Spotted on May 24, 2011
Submitted on May 24, 2011
