Italian Festoon vs Southern Festoon

Zerynthia cassandra compared with Zerynthia polyxena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian Festoon	Southern Festoon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Papilionidae	Papilionidae
Genus same	Zerynthia	Zerynthia
Species	Zerynthia cassandra	Zerynthia polyxena

Evolutionary Relationship

Italian Festoon and Southern Festoon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zerynthia.

Conservation Status

Italian Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Southern Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italian Festoon	Southern Festoon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italian Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.

Southern Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy