Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Higgins, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | MichaelMulvaney | 9 May 2021 | |
| Papilio anactus | AlisonMilton | 8 May 2021 |
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On Suzi's advice, given their size and the lateness in the season, I've brought them inside to try to rear to cocoon stage.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029581-35.238251
- Altitude 586.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 May 2021 11:55 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Rangoon Lime Tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Collections
- 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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7 / 7
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