Butterfly or moth
Apollo
Parnassius apollo · Papilionidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records128,996in 20 countries
Most seen inSweden36,211 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Apollo in brief
The apollo (Parnassius apollo) is a butterfly or moth of the Papilionidae family — species of butterfly.
Across the 20 countries we cover it has 128,996 published records, most of them from Sweden, Switzerland and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden36,211 records · best Jul, Jun
Switzerland33,040 records · best Jul, Jun
France31,674 records · best Jul, Aug
Spain9,246 records · best Jul, Aug
Austria9,113 records · best Jul, Jun
Italy6,258 records · best Jul, Jun
Russia1,382 records · best Jul, Jun
Türkiye518 records · best Jul, Aug
Andorra289 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia287 records · best Jul, Aug
Kazakhstan258 records · best Jul, Aug
Georgia191 records · best Jul, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina97 records · best Jul, Aug
Montenegro77 records · best Aug, Jul
North Macedonia69 records · best Jul, Aug
Albania68 records · best Jul, Jun
Liechtenstein66 records · best Jul, Jun
Kyrgyzstan66 records · best Aug, Jul
Armenia63 records · best Jul, Jun
Kosovo23 records · best Jul, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Papilionidae family
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