Scarce / iberian scarce swallowtail in spain (1 Viewer)

[Owene]

I briefly saw a scarce swallowtail in spain earlier in the year but looking through some stuff on papilonidae on wikipedia there seems some confusion on whether that would be

Iphiclides feisthamelii (iberian or southern scarce swallowtail) or Iphiclides podalirius feisthamelii (iberian subspecies of scarce swallowtail) ​

Is one just a more recent taxonomic split of the other or is there a spanish sub species of the wider species with the same feisthamelii name as well as the Iberian Scarce swallowtail. I'm travelling a few non iberian places next year where scarce swallowtail is a possibility so curious whether i've actually already seen it or not.​

 

[Scridifer]

Iberian is now a full species (I. feisthamelii), it was considered a subspecies of I. podalirius previously.

Chris

 

[James Lowther]

Is one just a more recent taxonomic split of the other or is there a spanish sub species of the wider species with the same feisthamelii name as well as the Iberian Scarce swallowtail. ​

I believe there are nomenclature rules to prevent the second case occurring
Cheers
James

 

[Owene]

Thank you both. While I would still love better views of the Iberian I guess any scarce swallowtail I see elsewhere will be new for me. Time to update the lists