3. NATURAL HABITAT
QUESTION: Where do they
live?
a) Meadows and pastures
b) Mountains up to 4000m
high
c) City parks
• Apollo butterfly lives
in mountain meadows
and pastures, up to
2000m high about sea
level
• Apollo butterfly
always looks for
places that have
nectar rich plants
5. APOLLO IN SERBIA
QUESTION: In which
part of Serbia do they
live?
Mountains:
a) Divčibare, Stol and
Stara planina
b) Suva planina,
Zlatibor, Bukulja
c) Prokletije, Cer,
Mokra gora
6. HOW MANY APOLLOS
LEFT?
• Information is not
precize, but researchers
say that there are not
many left
• In 2015. the least apollos
were in Scandinavian
countries
7. THEY ARE ENDANGERED,
BECAUSE...
• They multipily just once a
year, the way that the egg
sleeps winter dream
• If the caterpillar comes out
in autumn, it will not
develop before spring
8.
9. SOLUTION
What do you think the
solution is?
• There are no simple
solutions, but...
• Solution is making a
plenty of reserves in
their natural habitats
10. ILLEGAL SALES
• Many people work illegaly,
because in that way they earn a
lot of money
• People sell specimens of apollo
butterfly for 3000$, but...
• The butterfly in the right
corner of the picture
was sold for 5200$
11. APOLLO BUTTERFLY
•Based in Palmerston North (New Zealand), the
park is home to a buttefly sanctuary. This
unique butterflz park is a first for Palmeston
North and is a great place to see butterflies all
year around
•A beautiful intimate butterfly shaped garden
was laid out, with flowers and plants that
support butterflies.