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Southern Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena

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Field Notes

Description:

Can reach a wingspan of 60–80 mm. The females have slightly longer wings, usually lighter colored than males. The basic color of the wings is yellow, but they have a complicated pattern of several black bands and spots. On the edges of the hindwings they have a series of blue and red warning spots to deter potential predators. The body is dark brown and bears red patches on the sides of the abdomen.

Habitat:

Can be found in warm, sunny and open places. NP Paklenica

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Comments (7)

Thank u, bayucca!
pravi divljaci, treba puno strpljenja za njih, ja sam ponosna da sam uhvatila čak dva :) ne znam zašto u dalmaciji leptiri nemaju taj sindrom, sve naopako :)
E pokusala ja danas lokalce uhvatit, nema sanse, valjda su vec iziritirani od turista ;) ludi su ovi nasi leptiri, oni po tropima su spori i tromi, valjda vrucina i to, dalmatinski sindrom ;)
znaš koliko mi je strpljenja trebalo za njeg! a tek sreće kad se umirio... :)

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