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title: "Scarce Swallowtail"
description: "Iphiclides podalirius — Insetos e aranhas. The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/scarce-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scarce Swallowtail

> Iphiclides podalirius — Insetos e aranhas. The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Iphiclides podalirius*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 39898
- Wikidata: [Q31080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31080)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62749](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62749)

## Names

- en: Scarce Swallowtail
- de: Segelfalter
- es: Mariposa Podalirio
- fr: Flambé
- nl: Koningspage
- pl: Paź żeglarz

## Countries with the most observations

FR (9489), IT (7846), AT (3228), CZ (2112), GR (2001), HR (1862), UA (1692), RU (1597), DE (1309), HU (1002), PL (980), RO (744)

## Summary

The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is also called the sail swallowtail or pear-tree swallowtail.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: coniver · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324873067

## Machine access

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