Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia rumina

The Spanish Festoon, "Zerynthia rumina", is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is a widespread species in Spain and frequents most habitats.
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Appearance

"Zerynthia rumina" is an extremely striking species. In South east France it can be confused with the "southern festoon", "Zerynthia polyxena". The two can be told apart by the presence of blue on the hindwing of the Southern festoon "Z. polyxena". The Spanish festoon also has extensive red on the forewings.
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Distribution

North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and southern France.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusZerynthia
SpeciesZ. rumina
Photographed in
Portugal