Papilio anactus

Dainty Swallowtail at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.081364-35.258219
• Altitude 651.4m
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 23 Feb 2021 01:06 PM Recorded on
• KMcCue Recorded by

• Collections

  KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papilio anactus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

• By chance, a male Orchard Swallowtail cruised by at the same time, one of a very few we have seen this year. Associated animal
• 50mm or larger Animal size

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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