Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

southern festoon

on Aristolochia

Zerynthia polyxena larva

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 28.iv.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely at the undersides of the the leaves.

host plants

Aristolochiaceae, monophagous

Aristolochia clematitis, pallida, rotunda.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dincă, Cuvelier, Székely & Vila (2009a), Dincă & Vila (2008a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Hottinger (2003a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Rákosy & Wieser (2010a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).