Order Lepidoptera · Species Profile
Zerynthia cerisyi
Common Names
3 photos documented · 16 species in Papilionidae
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Specimen Data
Quick Facts
Family
Papilionidae
Genus
Zerynthia
Species
cerisyi
Flight Period
March – May
Habitat
Warm, dry hillsides and scrub with Aristolochia (birthwort) host plants.
Distribution
Southwestern Anatolia
Seasonality
Flight Period
- January: not recorded as a flight month
- February: not recorded as a flight month
- March: active flight month
- April: active flight month
- May: active flight month
- June: not recorded as a flight month
- July: not recorded as a flight month
- August: not recorded as a flight month
- September: not recorded as a flight month
- October: not recorded as a flight month
- November: not recorded as a flight month
- December: not recorded as a flight month
Field Notes
Identification
A delicate, slow-flying butterfly with pale, translucent wings patterned in yellow, black, and red. Closely tied to its Aristolochia host plant and rarely strays far from it.
Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Warm, dry hillsides and scrub with Aristolochia (birthwort) host plants.
Range
Distribution
Southwestern Anatolia
Interactive distribution map coming soon.
Southwestern Anatolia
Look-Alikes
Similar Species
Sources
Sources
This species profile is compiled by Alperen Yayla from personal field observations across Turkey and Europe. Formal literature citations will be added as this atlas develops.