Iphiclides feisthamelii
Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Italy, Slovenia, southern France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Poland, Algeria and Tunisia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of I. podalirius.[1]
| Iphiclides feisthamelii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Iphiclides |
| Species: | I. feisthamelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Iphiclides feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832) | |
Description
Male
Male underside
Female
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Male side
The larva feeds on Prunus amygdalus (almond), P. persica (peach), P. insititia (a kind of plum), P. longipes, Pyrus communis (common pear), Malus domesticus (apple) and Crataegus oxyacantha.
External links
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Iphiclides feisthamelii on Guy Padfield's Butterfly Page
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