Allancastria
Sign in to saveAllancastria is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Five species are known. The genus has a complex history.
Species
Eastern Festoon
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyPapilionidae
Observations815
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Allancastria is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Five species are known. The genus has a complex history.
== Taxonomy == The genus consists of the following species: Allancastria caucasica - (Lederer, 1864) Allancastria cerisyi - (Godart, 1824) eastern festoon Allancastria cretica - (Rebel, 1904) Allancastria deyrollei - (Oberthür, 1869) Allancastria louristana - (Le Cerf, 1908)