Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Sighting 3391369

Graphium choredon

2 Blue Triangle at Acton, ACT

Graphium choredon at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 11:32 AM
Graphium choredon at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 11:32 AM
Graphium choredon at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 11:32 AM
Graphium choredon at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 11:32 AM
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Identification history

Graphium choredon 22 Feb 2018 SuziBond
Graphium choredon 15 Feb 2018 DPRees125

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

22 Feb 2018

Few records of this species from the ACT.

User's notes

An uncommon sight in Canberra, a blue triangle in the ANBG. more photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/146833745@N04/albums/72157693439237385

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DPRees125 wrote:
   23 Feb 2018
You can see this individual insect plus the related Macleay's swallowtail in a time lapse film at https://vimeo.com/256200830

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Blue triangle visiting flowers in the ANBG Associated plant

Species information

  • Graphium choredon Scientific name
  • Blue Triangle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Graphium sarpedon Graphium parsedon

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