Crete Festoon
Zerynthia cretica (Rebel, 1904)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The crete festoon (Zerynthia cretica) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the crete 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
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- On the wing
- February, Junesrc 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 crete festoon?
Where does the crete festoon live?
Not recorded
Is the crete 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 crete festoon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPapilionidae
- genusZerynthia
- SpeciesZerynthia cretica (Rebel, 1904)
Synonyms Thais cerisyi cretica, Thais cretica
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Cretan FestoonEnglish
- Eastern FestoonEnglish
- Kretischer OsterluzeifalterGerman
- Thaïs crétoiseFrench
- KretapijpbloemvlinderDutch
Relatives of the crete festoon
Other species in the same genus Zerynthia.
Southern Festoon
Zerynthia polyxena
Spanish Festoon
Zerynthia rumina
Eastern Festoon
Zerynthia cerisy
Caucasian Festoon
Zerynthia caucasica
Eastern steppe Festoon
Zerynthia deyrollei
Italian Festoon
Zerynthia cassandra
CompareCrete Festoon vs Southern FestoonCrete Festoon vs Spanish FestoonCrete Festoon vs Eastern FestoonCrete Festoon vs Caucasian Festoon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crete festoon?
An adult crete festoon has a wingspan of 5 cm – 5.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the crete festoon eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the crete festoon?
The crete festoon (Zerynthia cretica) 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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title = {Crete Festoon (Zerynthia cretica)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
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