Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at O'Connor, ACT
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| Unverified | ibaird | 8 Feb 2022 | |
| Papilio anactus | SuziBond | 8 Feb 2022 | |
| Papilio anactus | ibaird | 8 Feb 2022 |
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About 30 seconds after this photo was taken a White-browed Scribwren (Sericornis frontalis )alighted in the same bush (no photo), The bird apparently saw the egg laying butterfly and was seeking the newly laid butterfly eggs, but did not see them or was disturbed and flew away.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113389-35.259567
- Altitude 584.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Feb 2022 01:09 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- Eggs laid on 'Blood Lime' (CSIRO hybrid of native citrus finger lime, C. australica and the Ellendale mandarin cultivar). Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Collections
- ibaird 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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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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