Duponchel (1832) - North Africa, Spain, SW France, Italy.
virgatus
Butler (1865)
Measurements:
WS:60-85mm
Generations:
1-3
Flight period:
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
SE
EU
Identification:
In Nordic region only confused with Svalehale (Papilio machaon) [Swallowtail ~ Macaón ~ Makaonfjäril] but is paler and has a black-and-yellow streaked 'vertical' pattern on the forewing and longer tails and the red spots along the inner margin not being limited by black on the proximal side.
Life stages:
Distribution:
C and S Europe, N Africa, eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and western China.
Habitat:
Farmland/cultivated land with large variation, orchards/fruit-trees, river valleys, but also gardens and parks with suited plants.
Behavior:
Uni, bi or trivoltine depending on locality and altitude.
Status:
Accidental visitor to Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Observations through the years have traditionally been treated as imported animals (fruit-trees), but due to climate changes some of the later observations, this millennium, are expected to be of spontaneous origin.