TL: (2700 m.)
Papilio alexanor is similar to Papilio machaon however, the basal third of the forewing is not entirely black, but bordered basally and distally by a broad black band. The bands are continued across the hindwing, bordering also here the yellow basal area.
The larva is similar to that of P. machaon but more variegated, the red dots larger and brighter; it is easy to find, since the stalks of the plants on which it feeds become white, the epidermis being gnawed. Pupa stone-grey, very flat, with carinate sides and uneven surface; fastened on stones and resembling a small stone-splinter.
Habitat
- Limestone rocks
- Sunny mountainsides
65-90 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianԱլեքսանոր 
DeutschSüdlicher Schwalbenschwanz 
EnglishSouthern Swallowtail 
FrançaisAlexanor FrançaisGrand Sélésier 
HrvatskiJužni lastin rep 
MagyarDéli fecskefarkú 
NederlandsZuidelijke koninginnenpage 
PolskiPaź złocisty 
ShqipFlatrabishtori aleksanor 
SuomeksiVälimerenritari 
TürkçeKaplan Kýrlangýçkuyruk 
ΕλληνικάΠεταλούδα του Αλεξάνορα 
РусскийАлексанор РусскийПарусник Алексанор 
ЎзбекчаАлексанор 
ҚазақшаАлексанор кґбелегі 
ייִדישזנב-סנונית מכבים
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Ferula communis Giant fennel Apiaceae Opopanax chironium Sweet myrrh Apiaceae Pastinaca sativa Parsnip Apiaceae Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet Saxifrage Apiaceae Seseli montanum Apiaceae Trinia glauca - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Carum carvi Caraway
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio polidamas Prunner, 1798
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (P.) alexanor alexanor Esper, 1800 Papilio (P.) alexanor destelensis Nel & Chauliac, 1983 Papilio (P.) alexanor eitschbergeri Bollino & Sala, 1992 Papilio (P.) alexanor hazarajatica Wyatt, 1961 Papilio (P.) alexanor judaeus Staudinger, 1894 Papilio (P.) alexanor maccabaeus Staudinger, 1889 Papilio (P.) alexanor magna Vérity, 1911 Papilio (P.) alexanor orientalis Romanov, 1884 Papilio (P.) alexanor radighierii Sala & Bollino, 1991 Papilio (P.) alexanor voldemar Kreuzberg, 1989
- Papilio (P.) alexanor is a member of the clade Papilio machaon:
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Species Author Papilio (P.) alexanor Esper, 1777 Papilio (P.) hospiton Géné, 1839 Papilio (P.) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio (P.) saharae Oberthür, 1879
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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