Apollo butterfly. Apollo butterfly,Parnassius apollo,on a flower cluster of the yellow rattle,Rhinanthus minor. This butterfly's hindwings have eyespots with a red centre; these eyespots,resembling the eyes of a larger animal,can serve as a device to startle predators when the wings are suddenly flashed open. Parnassius apollo has a widespread distribution,occurring in northern Europe and on high ground in central- southern Europe,eastwards to central Asia. Adults appear in June to August and they feed on the nectar of flowers. Photographed in France | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
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