Zerynthia polyxena

Taxobox
name = Southern Festoon


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
subfamilia = Parnassiinae
genus = "Zerynthia"
species = "Z. polyxena"
binomial = "Zerynthia polyxena"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The Southern Festoon "Zerynthia polyxena" is a striking butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family of butterflies with a winspan of 60-80mm. Its flight time is from April to June in a single brood.

Distribution

SE France, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece covering all the Balkans.

Description

("Z. rumina"). The differences are in the presence of blue on the hind wings of "Z. polyxena" and the relatively lower amount of red on its forwings as compared to "Z. rumina". The larvae of Z. Polyxena are yellowish with fleshy spikes all over the body. They feed on Birthworts (Aristolochia sp.)

External links

* [http://szmn.sbras.ru/picts/butterfly/Gorbunov/Papilionidae/Zerynthia_polyxena.htm|SZMN SZMN] Imago and habitat photographs. Siberia.
* [http://tolweb.org/Zerynthia+polyxena TOL]
* [http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=3621121 Globis Gart]
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