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Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia rumina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the spanish festoon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.4 cm – 4.6 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 to Novembersrc for On the wing
Generations a year
Severalsrc 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 spanish festoon?

SPANISH FESTOON · WINGSPAN 4.6 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.6 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the spanish festoon is about 2.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the spanish festoon live?

Not recorded

Is the spanish 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 spanish festoon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusZerynthia
  7. SpeciesZerynthia rumina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Papilio canteneri, Papilio honoratii, Papilio medesicaste, Papilio rumina, Papilio rumina alba, Papilio rumina australis, Thais honnoratii, Thais medesicaste, Thais medesicaste honnoratii, Thais rumina, Thais rumina honnoratii, Thais rumina medesicaste, Zerynthia rumina africana, Zerynthia rumina andalusiana, Zerynthia rumina autralis, Zerynthia rumina f. rubristriga, Zerynthia rumina honnoratii, Zerynthia rumina lusitanica, Zerynthia rumina mauretanica, Zerynthia rumina medesicaste, Zerynthia rumina rumina

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • ArlequíCatalan
  • pestrokřídlec červenýCzech
  • brithliw SbaenWelsh
  • Vestlig guirlandesommerfuglDanish
  • Westlicher OsterluzeifalterGerman
  • Spanischer OsterluzeifalterGerman
  • Mariposa arlequínSpanish
  • ArlequinSpanish
  • ProserpineFrench
  • スカシタイスアゲハJapanese
  • Spaanse pijpbloemvlinderDutch
  • Zygzakowiec rubinowyPolish
  • Borboleta‑carnavalPortuguese
  • Зеринтия испанскаяRussian

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Relatives of the spanish 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 spanish festoon?

An adult spanish festoon has a wingspan of 4.4 cm – 4.6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the spanish festoon eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the spanish festoon?

The spanish festoon (Zerynthia rumina) 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). Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-festoon

MLA

“Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-festoon.

BibTeX
@misc{spanish_festoon_2026,
  title = {Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-festoon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}