Southern Festoon vs Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena compared with Zerynthia rumina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Festoon	Spanish 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 polyxena	Zerynthia rumina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Southern Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries).

Spanish Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France