Distribution
The species is found in Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. They are found in Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon, and like others of the family show considerable variation with four or five subspecies. A morphologically similar species "Archon apollinaris" has been recently separated and has been found to by sympatric and reproductively isolated.
Food
The larvae feed on species of "Aristolochia" including "A. poecilantha", "A. parviflora", "A. bodamae", "A. hirta", "A. bottae", "A. auricularia", "A. rotunda", "A. sempervirens", "A. maurorum" and "A. billardieri".References:
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