Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Spence, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | SuziBond | 4 Mar 2019 | |
| Papilio anactus | Laserchemisty | 27 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Getting lots of them (and the orchard butterfly caterpillars) on the citrus in the past couple of weeks
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5 Mar 2019
This caterpillar has everted an orange forked organ from behind the head called an osmeterium, which they use as a chemical defence when they feel threatened. Orchard Swallowtail larvae also possess this organ, but it is red rather than orange.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.059030-35.192547
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2019 09:14 AM Recorded on
- Laserchemisty Recorded by
- Lemon tree Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Laserchemisty 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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