Caucasian Festoon
Zerynthia caucasica (Lederer, 1864)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The caucasian festoon (Zerynthia caucasica) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the caucasian festoon
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 5 cm – 5.5 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- forest, grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- On the wing
- March to Julysrc for On the wing
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Larval food plants
- Aristolochiaceae familysrc for Larval food plants
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the caucasian festoon?
Where does the caucasian festoon live?
Not recorded
Is the caucasian festoon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the caucasian festoon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPapilionidae
- genusZerynthia
- SpeciesZerynthia caucasica (Lederer, 1864)
Synonyms Thais cerisyi caucasica, Zerynthia cerisyi abanti
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Kaukasischer OsterluzeifalterGerman
- Kaukasische pijpbloemvlinderDutch
- Зеринтия кавказскаяRussian
- Kafkas FistosuTurkish
- Kafkas fisto kelebeğiTurkish
Relatives of the caucasian festoon
Other species in the same genus Zerynthia.
Southern Festoon
Zerynthia polyxena
Spanish Festoon
Zerynthia rumina
Eastern Festoon
Zerynthia cerisy
Crete Festoon
Zerynthia cretica
Eastern steppe Festoon
Zerynthia deyrollei
Italian Festoon
Zerynthia cassandra
CompareCaucasian Festoon vs Southern FestoonCaucasian Festoon vs Spanish FestoonCaucasian Festoon vs Eastern FestoonCaucasian Festoon vs Crete Festoon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the caucasian festoon?
An adult caucasian festoon has a wingspan of 5 cm – 5.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the caucasian festoon eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the caucasian festoon?
The caucasian festoon (Zerynthia caucasica) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Shirey, V., Larsen, E., Doherty, A. et al. (2022) LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. Scientific Data 9: 382. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01473-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1 - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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“Caucasian Festoon (Zerynthia caucasica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/caucasian-festoon.
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title = {Caucasian Festoon (Zerynthia caucasica)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caucasian-festoon},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}