Archon is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been recognized: Archon apollinus and Archon apollinaris. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, Archon bostanchii, and suggested that further subspecies could warrant recognition as species.
Taxonomy The genus consists of the following species:
Larvae Butterfly Scientific name Distribution Archon apollinaris (Staudinger, 1892) via ZOBODAT Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Archon apollinus (Herbst, 1789)Herbst, J. F. W. (1798) Band 9. Schmetterlinge. Pauli, Berlin. Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. Archon bostanchii de Freina & Naderi, 2003 Iran.
Food plants Species from this genus feed on Aristolochia species.
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