Papilio anactus

Dainty Swallowtail at Spence, ACT

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Identification history

	Papilio anactus	4 Mar 2019	SuziBond
	Papilio anactus	27 Feb 2019	Laserchemisty

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Getting lots of them (and the orchard butterfly caterpillars) on the citrus in the past couple of weeks

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SuziBond wrote:

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.

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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
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Insects Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Laserchemisty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Lemon tree Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Papilio anactus Scientific name
Dainty Swallowtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
425 images trained Machine learning
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