| Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius (Scopoli, 1763)) |
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Scientific name: Iphiclides podalirius (Scopoli, 1763) Common name: Scarce Swallowtail French name: Flambé Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Rhopalocera Family: Papilionidae Subfamily: Papilioninae Wingspan: 60 to 80 mm. Biotope: Gardens and hedgerows, open woodlands and orchards. Geographic area: South and central Europe, from the Mediterranean area to Belgium and Germany. It is missing in the North. Its range extends eastwards, across Asia, as far as India and Western China Flight time: March to September. Number of generations : 1 or 2 Caterpillar: Green with a yellow dorsal stripe and side oblique yellowish lines. Host plant: Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Cherry tree and other fruit trees. |
The Scarce Swallowtail is pale cream-yellow. There are six vertical dark stripes on each fore wing. The hind wings show a black edge with C-shaped blue marks and end with a long tail. The Scarce Swallowtail over winters as a chrysalis. |
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This Scarce Swallowtail was endlessly coming to gather nectar at the same place. So it has been very easy to shoot pictures. |
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Here is a side view so that you can see the under side of the wings. |
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I was expecting to observe many more Scarce Swallowtail butterflies during my summer stay in Ardèche. Here is the only one I have been able to photograph. |
André Bon November 2011
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