Archon apollinaris is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Iran, Iraq, and eastern Turkey. Frankenbach T., Bollino M., Racheli T., Bauer E. Keltern. Butterflies of the world Part 36, Papilionidae 14, Hypermnestra, Luehdorfiini, Zerynthiini. Keltern, Goecke & Evers, 2012 Nazari V., 2003 - Butterflies of Iran. Dayereye-Sabz Publications, Tehran Description The forewing span is 20–25 mm. The wing ground colour is pale yellow. There are two black costal patches and marginal black, red, and blue spots on the wings.The forewing is triangular and wide. The outer edge of the wings is rounded. The hind wings are rounded. The eyes are smooth, large, and equipped with small tubercles on which short bristles are located. The antennae are club-shaped, relatively short (making up 1/3–1/4 of the length of the costal edge of the forewing). Sexual dimorphism is weakly expressed; females are larger than males. The morphology of the adult is very similar to that of the related species Archon apollinus , so much so that the two species have only recently been distinguished thanks to studies on the male and female genitalia and analysis of the developmental stages (De Freina, 1985 De Freina, JJ, 1985 Revision der Gattung Archon Hübner 1822 mit Angeben zur Biologie, Verbreitung, Morphologie und Systematik von Archon apollinus (Herbst 1798) und Archon apollinaris Staudinger 1891 (stat. nov.) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Nota Lepidopterologicae 8:97–12 Carbonell, and Michel, 2007 Carbonell F., Michel M., 2007 - Une espèce jumelle méconnue du genre Archon Hübner, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 112 (2), 2007: 141-150. ; Hesselbarth et al., 1995) Hesselbarth G., van Oorschot H., Wagener S., 1995 Die Tagfalter der Türkei. 1. 754 pp. Bocholt, Selbstverlag Sigbert Wagener. Biology The butterflies are exclusively diurnal and active only in sunny weather. They readily visit flowering plants. The species inhabits sparse forests, groves, rocky slopes, and forest edges. Development occurs in one generation per year. Flight time is March–April. Females lay eggs in groups on the leaves of host plants. Caterpillars feed on plants of the genus Aristolochia : Aristolochia bottae , Aristolochia maurorum , Aristolochia oivieri , Aristolochia paecilanthea References