Biology:Iphiclides feisthamelii
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Iphiclides |
| Species: | I. feisthamelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Iphiclides feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832)
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Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Italy, Slovenia, southern France , Spain , Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of I. podalirius.[1]
Description
Male
Male underside
Female
Female underside
Male side
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The larva feeds on Prunus amygdalus (almond), P. persica (peach), P. insititia (a kind of plum), P. longipes, Pyrus communis (common pear), Malus domesticus (apple) and Crataegus oxyacantha.
References
External links
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Iphiclides feisthamelii on Guy Padfield's Butterfly Page
Wikidata ☰ Q3562339 entry
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