The Parnassiinae or snow Apollos are a subfamily of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae.

The subfamily includes about 50 medium-sized, white or yellow species. The snow Apollos are high-altitude butterflies and are distributed across Asia, Europe and North America.

Tribes

This subfamily consists of the following tribes:

  • Luehdorfiini
  • Parnassiini
  • Zerynthiini

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