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
Nephele comma The larvae feed on the leaves of "Carissa" species. Nephele comma Nephele comma is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. The length of the forewings is 32–39 mm and the wingspan is 76–86 mm. It is a very variable species. The body and forewings are dark olive green to reddish-brown and to light ochreous-brown. The dorsum of the abdomen is broadly of the same colour as the thorax. There are three large quadrate blackish lateral spots. The forewings have irregular dark transverse bands which are usually much better developed in