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Clodius Parnassian

Parnassius clodius

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 139, February 129, March 200, April 234, May 361, June 315, July 250, August 223, September 196, October 155, November 125, December 127.
United States7,230
Canada2,722
British Columbia2,452
California2,264
Oregon1,172
Washington1,075
Nevada631
Utah352
Alberta268
Wyoming157

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilySwallowtails and Parnassians · Papilionidae
GenusApollos · Parnassius

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