- Papilio alexanor
Taxobox
name = Alexanor
status = Protected
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Papilio "
species = "P. alexanor"
binomial = "Papilio alexanor"
binomial_authority = Esper, 1799"Papilio alexanor", the Alexanor, is a
butterfly species in thePapilionidae or swallowtails.The insect has a wingspan of 62 - 70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (1700 m.) of
Europe ,Asia Minor , theBalkans and westAsia .The larva feeds on
Umbelliferae , notably "Trinia vulgaris ", "Seseli montanum ", "Ptychotis saxifraga andOpopanax chironium ."Protection
It is a protected species.
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