Butterfly Archon
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.
| Archon | |
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| Archon apollinus specimen from Syria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Luehdorfiini |
| Genus: | Archon Hübner, 1822 |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Taxonomy
The genus consists of the following species:
| Larvae | Butterfly | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Archon apollinaris - (Staudinger, 1892) | Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. | |
 |  | Archon apollinus - (Herbst, 1789) | Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. |
| Archon bostanchii - (de Freina & Naderi, 2003) | Iran. |
Food plants
Species from this genus feed on Aristolochia species.
Notes
References
- Carbonell, F., 1991. Contribution à la connaissance du genre Archon Hübner 1822: Découverte de zones de sympatrie pour Archon apollinus (Herbst) et Archon apollinaris Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Linneana Belgica 13: 3-12.
- Carbonell, F. and Michel, M., 2007. Une espèce jumelle méconnue du genre Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 112 (2), 2007 : 141-150.
- Nazari, V. and Sperling, F.A.H., 2007. Mitochondrial DNA divergence and phylogeography in western Palaearctic Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): How many species are there? Insect Systematics & Evolution 38: 121-138. pdf
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