Archon | |
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Archon apollinus specimen from Syria | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Luehdorfiini |
Genus: |
Archon Hübner, 1822 |
Species | |
See text |
Archon is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been known: Archon apollinus and Archon apollinaris. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, Archon bostanchii.
The genus consists of the following species: [1] [2]
Larvae | Butterfly | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Archon apollinaris - ( Staudinger, 1892) [3] | Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. | |
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Archon apollinus - ( Herbst, 1789) [4] | Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. |
Archon bostanchii - (de Freina & Naderi, 2003) [5] | Iran. |
Species from this genus feed on Aristolochia species.
Archon | |
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Archon apollinus specimen from Syria | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Luehdorfiini |
Genus: |
Archon Hübner, 1822 |
Species | |
See text |
Archon is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been known: Archon apollinus and Archon apollinaris. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, Archon bostanchii.
The genus consists of the following species: [1] [2]
Larvae | Butterfly | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Archon apollinaris - ( Staudinger, 1892) [3] | Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. | |
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Archon apollinus - ( Herbst, 1789) [4] | Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. |
Archon bostanchii - (de Freina & Naderi, 2003) [5] | Iran. |
Species from this genus feed on Aristolochia species.