Genus

Scarce Swallowtails

Iphiclides

2 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyPapilionidae (Swallowtails and Parnassians)
GenusIphiclides (Scarce Swallowtails)

Species in this group

Iphiclides podalirius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Iphiclides feisthamelii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scarce Swallowtails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~40%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~40%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~30%
3	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~30%
4	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 2	~30%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~30%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
8	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
11	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
12	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
14	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 2	~40%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~40%
2	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	~30%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~30%
3	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
4	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
5	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
6	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
7	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
8	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
9	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
10	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
11	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
12	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
13	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~20%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~20%
14	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
15	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
16	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
17	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
18	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
19	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 2	~10%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
20	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
21	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
22	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
23	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	Iberian Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
24	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
25	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
26	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%
27	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 2	~10%
	Scarce Swallowtail			~10%

Challenges

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Scarce Swallowtails

Species in this group

Scarce Swallowtail

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scarce Swallowtails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges