Caucasian Festoon
Zerynthia caucasica
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Insects
Allancastria caucasica, sometimes referred to as Zerynthia caucasica, is an Old World papilionid butterfly whose geographical range extends from the Black Sea and southern Russia to Georgia and northeast Turkey. It exhibits several geographical variants. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Zerynthia