Bird's Eye vs Eastern Festoon

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Zerynthia cerisy

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Eastern Festoon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Eastern Festoon
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Papilionidae
Genus Alectryon Zerynthia
Species Alectryon subcinereus Zerynthia cerisy

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Festoon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Eastern Festoon
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Eastern Festoon

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Eastern Festoon

No description available.

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