is known Podalirius common or chupaleches. " It is one of Europe's largest butterfly, females can reach a wingspan of 8 inches. The subspecies that flies in the peninsula is subsp. feisthamelii.
three generations per year are developed in this butterfly, the first between March and June and the other two over the summer and early fall, although there may be variations in appearance depending on altitude and latitude.
This butterfly is found in the temperate zones of Europe and Asia. In countries like Britain and the Scandinavian Peninsula, its presence is timely. On the other hand the population of these butterflies in Central European countries has decreased and has been declared as a protected species in some.
The caterpillar, green and orange dotted stocky appearance, feeding on plants of the genus Prunus (almond, peach, apricot ...), Pyrus and Crataegus (hawthorn). Since
can feed on cultivated trees is affected by the use of pesticides.
often make long flights alone, and sometimes stops at a plant that feeds momentarily to take flight, several meters away and back again to the same to continue feeding.
sometimes be confused with another papiliónido that we saw in another blog entry: the swallowtail. However they are different in wing morphology in the design of the spots.
This butterfly has a very interesting defense mechanism: the hind wings have some appendages near ocelli, so that potential predators (birds) focus on that part of his wings, preventing the attack vital parts. The loss of these appendages wing not at all prevent them flying normally.
More information and photos on these links: - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphiclides_podalirius
- http://www.asturnatura.com/especie/iphiclides-feisthamelii.html
- http://serantesnatura.blogspot.com/2010/12/podalirio.html
- http://www.laserranianatural.com/chupaleches-o-podalirios/
- http://unamiradaagaia .blogspot.com/2008/05/chupaleches.html
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