Parnassiinae facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Parnassiinae
Small Apollo Parnassius phoebus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Parnassiinae Duponchel, [1835]

Parnassiinae is a subfamily of butterflies. It belongs in the family Papilionidae. They are commonly known as Apollos and Parnassians. The butterflies in this subfamily are only found in the Holarctic Region (the Holarctic Region is the northern part of North America and Eurasia).

The caterpillars and adults are poisonous to vertebrates. The caterpillars are thought to be Müllerian mimics with millipedes. The adult butterflies are thought to be Müllerian mimics with adult Whites.

After mating, the male glues a structure to the end of the female's abdomen. This keeps the female from mating again. This structure is called a sphragis.

Tribes and genera

• Parnassiini Duponchel, 1835
  • Hypermnestra Ménétriés, 1846
  • Parnassius Latreille, 1804
• Luehdorfiini Chapman, 1895
  • Archon Hübner, 1819
  • Luehdorfia Crüger, 1878
• Zerythiini
  • Sericinus Westwood, 1851
  • Bhutanitis Atkinson, 1873
  • Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Allancastria Bryk, 1934

Extinct species

The two species listed here are extinct. They are also of uncertain placement.

• Doritites bosniackii Rebel, 1898†
• Thaites ruminiana Scudder, 1875†

Images for kids

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  Hypermnestra helios tribe Parnassiini
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  Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) tribe Parnassiini
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  Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) tribe Parnassiini
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  False Apollo (Archon apollinus) tribe Luehdorfiini
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  Japanese luehdorfia (Luehdorfia japonica) tribe Luehdorfiini
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  Southern festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) tribe Zerythiini
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  Eastern festoon (Allancastria cerisyi) tribe Zerythiini
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  Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) tribe Zerythiini

See also

In Spanish: Parnasiínos para niños