Genus

Apollos

Parnassius

5 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyPapilionidae (Swallowtails and Parnassians)
GenusParnassius (Apollos)

Species in this group

Parnassius apollo

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Parnassius phoebus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Parnassius smintheus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Parnassius clodius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Parnassius mnemosyne

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Apollos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5	~70%
	Apollo			~50%
	Phoebus Apollo			~20%
	Clouded Apollo			~20%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5	~60%
	Apollo			~50%
	Clouded Apollo			~20%
	Phoebus Apollo			~10%
3	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~60%
	Apollo			~50%
	Clouded Apollo			~20%
4	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~50%
	Apollo			~40%
	Clouded Apollo			~10%
5	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5	~50%
	Phoebus Apollo			~40%
	Apollo			~20%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~40%
	Apollo			~30%
	Clouded Apollo			~10%
7	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~30%
8	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 5	~30%
	Apollo			~20%
	Clouded Apollo			~20%
9	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Clodius Parnassian			~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~10%
10	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Clodius Parnassian			~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~10%
11	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~20%
	Clodius Parnassian			~10%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Clodius Parnassian			~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~10%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Clodius Parnassian			~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~10%
14	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~20%
	Clodius Parnassian			~10%
15	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~20%
16	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 5	~20%
	Clouded Apollo			~20%
17	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Apollo			~20%
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Apollo			~20%
19	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 5	~20%
	Apollo			~20%
20	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Phoebus Apollo			~10%
21	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Apollo			~10%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Rocky Mountain Parnassian			~10%