Iphiclides feisthamelii
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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.
The larva feeds on Prunus amygdalus (almond), P. persica (peach), P. insititia (a kind of plum), P. longipes, Pyrus communis (common pear), Malus domesticus (apple) and Crataegus oxyacantha. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Scarce Swallowtail sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Scarce Swallowtail in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months. That is one of Sierra Nevada National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 30 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberian Scarce Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Iberian Scarce Swallowtail sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Iberian Scarce Swallowtail that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Old World Swallowtail (about 20%), Spanish Festoon (about 20%) and Apollo (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iberian Scarce Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (63 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
