Alexanor vs Corsican Swallowtail

Papilio alexanor compared with Papilio hospiton

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexanor	Corsican Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Papilionidae	Papilionidae
Genus same	Papilio	Papilio
Species	Papilio alexanor	Papilio hospiton

Evolutionary Relationship

Alexanor and Corsican Swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Papilio.

Conservation Status

Alexanor

LC — Least Concern

Corsican Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexanor	Corsican Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexanor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Corsican Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Italy.

Alexanor

The Baluchi Yellow Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor) is a species in the genus Papilio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy