# Crete Festoon (*Zerynthia cretica*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/crete-festoon  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The crete festoon (Zerynthia cretica) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 5 cm – 5.5 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| On the wing | February, June |
| Generations a year | One |
| Larval food plants | Aristolochiaceae family |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Papilionidae
- genus: Zerynthia
- species: *Zerynthia cretica* (Rebel, 1904)

Synonyms: *Thais cerisyi cretica*, *Thais cretica*

## Common questions

### 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

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1), 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](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), 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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