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Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) I can&#039;t help myself, but whenever I see a &ldquo;Festoon&rdquo; butterfly (in German &ldquo;Osterluzeifalter&rdquo;) I get almost giddy with excitement, they are so strikingly beautiful. This one (and several brothers and sisters) we saw in a little meadow on the Western slope of the Nanos plateau, in the Slovenian spring.<br />
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A &ldquo;cousin&rdquo; species (Spanish festoon) can be found on the Iberian peninsula<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36133/one_month_to_go.html" title="One month to go..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2527/36133_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=afWeyxK7aGAN2hXiq3wnGSG%2BVCc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="One month to go... Zerynthia rumina. One month to go until spring...<br />
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EXIF: 80-200mm @200mm | 12mm EXT Spanish Festoon,Zerynthia rumina,arthropoda,biodiversity,butterfly,greatnature,insects,lepidoptera,papilionidae" /></a></figure> Falter,Geotagged,Schmetterling,Slovenia,Slowenien,Southern Festoon,Spring,Tiere,Zerynthia polyxena,butterfly,mariposa Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)

I can't help myself, but whenever I see a “Festoon” butterfly (in German “Osterluzeifalter”) I get almost giddy with excitement, they are so strikingly beautiful. This one (and several brothers and sisters) we saw in a little meadow on the Western slope of the Nanos plateau, in the Slovenian spring.

A “cousin” species (Spanish festoon) can be found on the Iberian peninsula

One month to go... Zerynthia rumina. One month to go until spring...<br />
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EXIF: 80-200mm @200mm | 12mm EXT Spanish Festoon,Zerynthia rumina,arthropoda,biodiversity,butterfly,greatnature,insects,lepidoptera,papilionidae

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The Southern Festoon is a striking butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family of butterflies. Its flight time is from April to June in a single brood.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by pysailor
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Uploaded May 1, 2023. Captured Apr 17, 2022 14:49 in QXVV+M9 Podnanos, Slovenia.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO160
  • 400mm