Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Higgins, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | SuziBond | 15 Feb 2019 | |
| Papilio anactus | AlisonMilton | 14 Feb 2019 |
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18 May 2019
Update: By early April there were still two caterpillars on my Lime citrus tree. On 3 April I watched one crawl down from the tree, across the path and attach to the stem of an Azalea to begin pupation. (Pupation may have been arrested due to the rain we received around this time. A week later I found it on the ground and only part way through the process. Have brought it inside but not sure it will complete its transformation.) As of 17 April the second is still in caterpillar form but must be nearly ready to pupate. As with the Orchard Swallowtails, I would think this is very late for this butterfly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029500-35.238512
- Altitude 588.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2019 07:16 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Lemon tree Associated plant
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papilio anactus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Papilio anactus Scientific name
- Dainty Swallowtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
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