| Alexanor | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Protected
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. alexanor |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio alexanor Esper, 1799 |
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The Alexanor or Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor) is a butterfly species in the Papilionidae or swallowtails.
The insect has a wingspan of 62–70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (1700 m.) of Europe, Asia Minor, the Balkans, and west Asia.
The larva feeds on Umbelliferae, notably Trinia vulgaris, Seseli montanum, Ptychotis saxifraga, and Opopanax chironium.
It is a protected species.