Polyxene

Polyxena-Zerynthia polyxena (Denis et Schiffermuller, 1775)=
= Zerynthia hypsipyle Schulze
Family Of Sailboats-Papilionidae.

The butterfly is medium-sized, with a wingspan of 40 to 55 mm. It flies from the end of April to May, the flight in most cases is slow ," not sure", in cloudy weather and if the sun is hidden by clouds, it immediately sets, takes off when worried, usually not willingly, lets it get very close, in cloudy weather it crawls on the outstretched hand. It feeds on various flowers, but mostly sits on the ground or stems. It occurs directly near the forage plant-kirkazon, forms quite large clusters.
The caterpillars emerge from their eggs some time after laying, feed only on plants of the genus Aristolochia (Kirkazon), and the pupa overwinters.
It is believed that the number of this butterfly is decreasing.