Scarce swallowtail as far as the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and western China. A few specimens of the scarce swallowtail have been reported from central Sweden and the United Kingdom but they were probably only strays and not migrants. These swallowtail butterflies inhabit gardens, towns as well as the countryside, in fields and open woodlands. They are found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. In the Alps they can be found up to altitudes of 2000 m., but usually they prefer foothills and lower levels. The presence of "Iphiclides podalirius" in the floodplain of the Morava River in the Slovak
Serial comma "against" consistent use of the serial comma: Many sources are against both systematic use and systematic avoidance of the serial comma, making recommendations in a more nuanced way (see Usage and subsequent sections). The style that always uses the serial comma may be less likely to result in ambiguity. Consider this apocryphal book dedication: There is ambiguity about the writer's parentage, because "Ayn Rand and God" can be read as in apposition to "my parents", leading the reader to believe that the writer claims Ayn Rand and God are the parents. A comma before "and" removes the ambiguity: But lists