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 m to 3,000 m). Adults fly over dry mountain slopes in May–July depending on the altitude.Larval host plants include Pseudosedum, and Rosularia spp.