Zerynthia rumina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Zerynthia |
| Species: | Z. rumina |
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Zerynthia rumina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Zerynthia rumina, the Spanish festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is a widespread species in Spain and frequents most habitats.
North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and southern France.
Zerynthia rumina is an extremely striking species. In south east France it can be confused with the southern festoon (Zerynthia polyxena). The two can be told apart by the presence of blue on the hindwing of the southern festoon. The Spanish festoon also has extensive red on the forewings.
Male
Male underside
Female
Female underside
Eggs
Caterpillar
The flight period is generally in April and May with the possibility of a very small second brood in September.
This species represents an extreme example of oversplitting.
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