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title: "Iberian Scarce Swallowtail"
description: "Iphiclides feisthamelii — Insetti e ragni. Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Italy, Slovenia, southern France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria Tunisia and Serbia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/iberian-scarce-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

> Iphiclides feisthamelii — Insetti e ragni. Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Italy, Slovenia, southern France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria Tunisia and Serbia.

- Scientific name: *Iphiclides feisthamelii*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10597
- Wikidata: [Q3562339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3562339)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130391)

## Names

- en: Iberian Scarce Swallowtail
- de: Iberischer Segelfalter
- es: Mariposa Chupaleche
- fr: Flambé ibérique

## Countries with the most observations

ES (6381), PT (2866), FR (359), DZ (162), MA (65), AD (9), GI (8), TN (4)

## Summary

Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Italy, Slovenia, southern France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria Tunisia and Serbia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of I. podalirius.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphiclides_feisthamelii

## Photo

![Iberian Scarce Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-scarce-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joan C. Hinojosa · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52777729

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-scarce-swallowtail?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).