Archon | |
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Archon apollinus specimen from Syria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Subfamily: | Parnassiinae |
Genus: |
Archon Hübner, 1822 |
Species | |
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Archon is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been known: Archon apollinus and Archon apollinaris. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, Archon bostanchii.
The genus consists of the following species:
Species from this genus feed on Aristolochia species.