Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae

Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae
Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae Festoon Zerynthia polyxena pupae
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Description

The Festoon Zerynthia polyxena Europe

A delicate spring butterfly in the Swallowtail family Papilionidae

The terrain for this charming species is in mountains, usually lower than 2000m. The species is widely dispursed in southern and eastern Europe and in Russia, seldom occurring in large numbers in any one locality. The Festoon is found in the French and Italian Alps, northwards through Austria to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is also found in the mountains of Greece and Bulgaria, Belarus and several mountain ranges in Russia.

The larvae (which are like minatures of Birdwing larvae) feed on Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis, A. rotunda and other local Aristolochia. If you don't have Aristolochia you can search on the internet where plants are for sale.

Store the pupae cold for the winter months. The adults normally emerge from May. There is only one generation in the year.