#3025 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Spanish Festoon

🇳🇱 Spaanse pijpbloemvlinder ·Zerynthia rumina

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © salamandrina · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Chris van Swaay · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Li Jianong · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Laura Mareque · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Golf, 83550 Vidauban, France:© pierrenoel · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Alcazaba de Málaga, Málaga, España:© Daniel Capilla · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Barcelona, España:© algabe1_ · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Málaga, ES-AN, ES:© Daniel Capilla · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

Zerynthia rumina , the Spanish festoon , is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is a widespread species in Spain and frequents most habitats.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,052iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,052 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).