A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
is common to see Spanish Festoons over lavender flowers in spring
Upperwings have yellow ground colour and black markings, with red spots on ...
Caterpillar of the Spanish festoon butterfly.
Greek name: Ζερύνθια η Πολυξένη
I was surprised to meet this one in early spring close to the east border of ...
Endemic only to Crete island.caterpillars feed mainly on Aristolochia species
This species is endemic in the island of Crete, Greece.
serra de Grândola
Shot in New Vrasna, Greece, around dusk.
Mostly pale yellow with black markings and red spots on hindwings. Wingspan ...
A widespread Mediterranean shrub with a
A male (first picture) and a female of a common Israeli Papilionid species, ...
Borboleta com belas cores, preto, vermelho e branco
The Southern Festoon (Z. polyxena) can reach a wingspan of 60–80 mm. The ...
The caterpillars only feed on a few species of Dutchman's Pipe vines ...
France it can be confused with the "southern festoon",
France it can be confused with the "southern festoon",
France it can be confused with the "southern festoon",
In the first two photos: the yellow female form "ochracea". The Southern ...
France it can be confused with the "southern festoon",
Can reach a wingspan of 60–80 mm. The females have slightly longer wings, ...
