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Southern Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena ( [Denis & Schiffermüller] , 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the southern festoon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.6 cm – 5.2 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 southern festoon?

SOUTHERN FESTOON · WINGSPAN 5.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.2 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the southern festoon is about 3.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the southern festoon live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern festoon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusZerynthia
  7. SpeciesZerynthia polyxena ( [Denis & Schiffermüller] , 1775)

Synonyms Papilio creusa, Papilio hypermnestra, Papilio hypsipyle, Papilio hypsipyle, Papilio polyxena, Papilio rumina vulgaris, Thais cassandra, Thais hypermnestra, Thais hypsipyle, Thais polyxena, Thais polyxena cassandra, Thais polyxena var. albanica, Zerynthia demnosia, Zerynthia hypermnestra bosniensis, Zerynthia hypermnestra bryki, Zerynthia hypermnestra idaensis, Zerynthia hypermnestra linnea, Zerynthia hypermnestra macedonia, Zerynthia hypermnestra petrii, Zerynthia hypsiphyle tristis, Zerynthia hypsipyle, Zerynthia hypsipyle f. deminuta, Zerynthia hypsipyle f. microcreusa, Zerynthia polyxena aegidii, Zerynthia polyxena creusa, Zerynthia polyxena decastroi, Zerynthia polyxena deminuta, Zerynthia polyxena f. diabolica, Zerynthia polyxena latiaris, Zerynthia polyxena michaelis, Zerynthia polyxena patrizii, Zerynthia polyxena polyxena, Zerynthia polyxena reverdini, Zerynthia polyxena thesto, Zerynthia polyxena var. gracilis

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • pestrokřídlec podražcovýCzech
  • Brithliw'r deWelsh
  • brithliw‘r deWelsh
  • GuirlandesommerfuglDanish
  • Südlicher OsterluzeifalterGerman
  • OsterluzeifalterGerman
  • Mariposa de las AristoloquiasSpanish
  • kirjoapolloFinnish
  • DianeFrench
  • La DianeFrench
  • ThaïsFrench
  • farkasalmalepkeHungarian
  • PolissenaItalian
  • タイスアゲハJapanese
  • Поликсена көбелегіKazakh
  • Zuidelijke pijpbloemvlinderDutch
  • Zerynthia polyxenaNorwegian
  • Zygzakowiec kokornakowiecPolish
  • ПоликсенаRussian
  • Pestroň vlkovcovýSlovak
  • petelinčekSlovenian
  • Ускршњи лептирSerbian
  • Uskršnji leptirSerbian
  • Sydlig hålrotsfjärilSwedish
  • தென் தோரணம்Tamil
  • Güney fistosuTurkish
  • Güneyli fisto kelebeğiTurkish
  • ПоліксенаUkrainian
  • Поліксена (метелик)Ukrainian

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Relatives of the southern festoon

Other species in the same genus Zerynthia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the southern festoon?

An adult southern festoon has a wingspan of 4.6 cm – 5.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the southern festoon eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the southern festoon?

The southern festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-festoon

MLA

“Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-festoon.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_festoon_2026,
  title = {Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-festoon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}