1 Dainty Swallowtail at Red Hill, ACT
Identification history
| Papilio anactus | 21 Nov 2018 | SuziBond | ||
| Papilio anactus | 20 Nov 2018 | MichaelMulvaney |
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4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
21 Nov 2018
Suzi - this butterfly was patrolling pretty much shrub for shrub the same territory as patrolled by a dainty swallowtail earlier in the year and in late 2017. Could it be the same butterfly or is it just a prime spot for the species?
Mike
wrote:
21 Nov 2018
What would be a native alternative to red valerian, which is invading the nature reserves?
SuziBond
wrote:
21 Nov 2018
Hi Michael, they will be different butterflies patrolling prime nectar resources I suspect.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
21 Nov 2018
Very little "native" |Red Hill plants are providing nectar at the moment, but the 100 year old Callistemon citrinus planted by Charles Weston were also visited by this butterfly
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.116807-35.328462
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2018 02:21 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
Additional information
- Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber Associated plant
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Papilio anactus Scientific name
- Dainty Swallowtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
- 361 images trained Machine learning
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