Caucasian festoon

(Zerynthia caucasica)

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Description

Zerynthia caucasica is a butterfly from the family pages (Papilionidae).The scientific name of this species is validly published for the first time in 1864 by Lederer.The species is found in Armenia,Georgia,Azerbaijan and Turkey.He is on the Red List of the IUCN as vulnerable.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Papilionidae

Genus:Zerynthia

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