Iphiclides feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832)

Iphiclides feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832) ( Papilionidae ) **

L5; 15/VII/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 19/III/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L5; 21/VI/2019, nect. on Pulicaria odora (L.) Rchb., 1 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 31/VIII/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L5; 23/V/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 06/V/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 01/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L6; 06/V/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L11; 02/VIII/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L12; 21/VI/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L12; 14/VI/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 08/V/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 17/IV/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 14/V/2022, nect. on Scabiosa atropurpurea L., 1 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 29/VI/2023, nect. on Daucus carota L., 1 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 16/V/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 15/VII/2019, nect. on Centaurea calcitrapa L., 3 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 29/VI/2023, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 01/IV/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L23; 14/VI/2021, nect. on P. odora , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L23; 15/V/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 03/VIII/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 22/V/2019, nect. on Pallenis spinosa (L.) Cass., 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 22/V/2020, nect. on P. spinosa and P. odora , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 23/VII/2023, very fresh, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 20/III/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L36; 28/II/2020, in hilltopping, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 25/III/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 05/V/2023, nect. on C. calcitrapa and S. atropurpurea , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 23/VII/2023, very fresh, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 05/VII/2019, nect. on Asclepias curassavica L., 1 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 10/VII/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 14/V/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 15/V/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L131; 14/III/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L141; 06/V/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L142; 17/V/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.

Comment; Observations have been recorded from a total of 16 localities across 9 1× 1 km UTM squares, constituting the first records of the species for Ceuta. The species is active from March to November, displaying an extended flight period. Imagines have been observed feeding on a diverse range of flowers, including P. odora , S. atropurpurea , C. calcitrapa , D. carota , A. curassavica , and P. spinosa . Hilltopping behaviour has also been observed (Monte de la Tortuga), as is characteristic of this species.