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Iphiclides podalirius / Scarce Swallowtail
Flatrabishtori podalir
Papilionidae - Papilioninae
Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758). TL: Livorno, Tuscany.
 
  
1a. Iphiclides podalirius, distribution map.  Historical data ;  Additional data from the 2018 update ;  New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Iphiclides podalirius. Llogora Pass, Albania (© Lulëzim Shuka)
1c. Iphiclides podalirius. Albania (© Anila Paparisto)
1d. Iphiclides podalirius. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1e. Iphiclides podalirius. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
Description
♂♂
Large butterfly. Fw: 32-40 mm.
Ups: first generation very pale yellow with heavy black markings. Second generation cream white. Upf:
six tranverse stripes.
Unh: similar.
♀♀
Similar, larger.
Similar species
None.
Life cycle
Adults: two or three broods per year depending on the altitude and local climate, rather long life span.
Egg: 6-10 days.
Caterpillar: 27-45 days, small larva looks like a bird dropping, adult larva is green and well camouflaged.
Pupa: overwintering (33-44 weeks) attached to a twig or a stone, during the season 13-22 days
Habitat
Iphiclides podalirius inhabits hot, hilly landscapes and also visits gardens surrounded by open landscape with some shrub or orchards from lowland up to 2000 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirement high, population density moderate.
It is a nomad that can fly over long distances. Hilltopping by males for courtship.
Foodplants
Caterpillars feed on Rosaceae, mainly on Prunus shrubs and trees, also mentioned are Cotoneaster sp., Crataegus sp., Malus sp. and Sorbus aucuparia.
Butterflies feed on all kinds of large flowers.
Distribution
Albania: widespread.
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - IT - ALP - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU
Asia Minor, Near East, Transcaucasia, Caucasus and further east.
Conservation status
Iphiclides podalirius is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: LC.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: LC.
Useful links
Bink 2015
Pyrgus.de
Lepiforum
Eurolep
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