Photo © by Mario
Maier. Zerynthia polyxena, May 1992, Marchegg / Austria
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Family: Papilionidae Subfamily: Parnassiinae |
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Description:
The Southern Festoon is from Southern Europe and is
relatively small, but conspicuously colored with a red warning color to deter predators.
There is also a very similar species, the Spanish Festoon which
has more red spots on its wings.
Flight period:
One brood from March to May.
Larval host plants:
Aristolochia species.
Red List Germany: n.a.
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