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 Tunisia and Serbia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of I. podalirius.
Description
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