Papilio alexanor
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Papilio alexanor, the Alexanor, is a butterfly
species in the Papilionidae or swallowtails.
The insect has a wingspan of 62 – 70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (1700 m.) of Europe
, Asia Minor
, the Balkans
and west Asia
.
The larva feeds on Umbelliferae, notably Trinia vulgaris, Seseli montanum, Ptychotis saxifraga and Opopanax chironium.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
species in the Papilionidae or swallowtails.
The insect has a wingspan of 62 – 70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (1700 m.) of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and west Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
The larva feeds on Umbelliferae, notably Trinia vulgaris, Seseli montanum, Ptychotis saxifraga and Opopanax chironium.