Order Lepidoptera · Species Profile
Zerynthia polyxena
Common Names
2 photos documented · 16 species in Papilionidae
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Specimen Data
Quick Facts
Family
Papilionidae
Genus
Zerynthia
Species
polyxena
Flight Period
April – June
Habitat
Damp meadows, riverbanks, and woodland edges with Aristolochia host plants.
Distribution
Thrace and the Balkans
Seasonality
Flight Period
- January: not recorded as a flight month
- February: not recorded as a flight month
- March: not recorded as a flight month
- April: active flight month
- May: active flight month
- June: active 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
Similar to its eastern relative but confined to Thrace and the Balkans, this festoon favors damper habitats along rivers and woodland margins.
Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Damp meadows, riverbanks, and woodland edges with Aristolochia host plants.
Range
Distribution
Thrace and the Balkans
Interactive distribution map coming soon.
Thrace and the Balkans
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.