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''Parnassius bremeri'' is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Russia, Korea and China . It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ''Parnassius'' of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. Over its vast range (Transbaikal, the Amur and Ussuri regions and the Kuriles), the species varies widely in morphology and many subspecies have been described. P. bremeri is found in open landscapes on forest-steppe, as well as slopes with woodlands up to the alpine zone (1,500 m.).The flight period is May–June. Known host plants are : ''Sedum'' - ''Sedum clizoorl'', ''S. ussuriensis'', ''S. ishida'' and ''Orostachys malacophylla''. ==Description== Similar to ''Parnassius phoebus'' but smaller and with wing veins almost indistinct against the ground color, Hindwing with a red basal spot. Note. The wing pattern in ''Parnassius'' species is inconsistent and the very many subspecies and forms make identification problematic and uncertain. Structural characters derived from the genitalia, wing venation, sphragis and foretibial epiphysis are more, but not entirely reliable. The description given here is a guide only.For an identification key see Ackery P.R. (1975〔Ackery P.R. (1975) A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae). ''Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist.'' (Ent.) 31, 4 (pdf )〕 White, with black veins. Forewing with 2 black elongate cell spots, 2 costal spots situated beyond the cell, a blackish submarginal band, often represented only by some vestiges, a narrow vitreous distal margin in apical portion of edge, and a blackish spot at hind margin. Hindwing with 2 red ocelli bordered with black, the anterior one being usually the purer in colour and larger; further, the black abdominal area produced forward at apex of cell into a tooth-like projection; anal spots incomplete; a red spot at base above, while below there are 4 large red basal spots with blackish borders, and a continuous line of blackish, often obsolete, submarginal spots. Antenna blackish brown. Fringes of wings black, or partly whitish, especially on hindwing, a marginal line being black. Female rather larger than male, upper side more or less powdered with blackish scaling, the black markings intensified, ill-defined, anal spots of hindwing more distinctly marked, tiiere being, moreover, a blackish, shadowy, submarginal band. Pouch small, leaf-shaped, pointed, on the broad portion of its under surface a longitudinal carina. 〔Stichel in Seitz, 1906 (Parnassius). ''Die Groß-Schmetterlinge der Erde''. Die Groß-Schmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, Stuttgart.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parnassius bremeri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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