Parnassius apollonius is a member of the snow Apollo genus Parnassius of the swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. It is found in central and south Kazakhstan, the south Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tian-Shan, Ghissar-Darvaz, the Pamirs-Alai and west China. This species is found from a broad altitudinal zone (500 to 3,000 m). Adults fly over dry mountain slopes in May, June and July depending on the altitude. Larval host plants include Pseudosedum, and Rosularia species.