Papilio anactus
1 Dainty Swallowtail at Acton, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | MatthewFrawley | 21 Feb 2022 | |
| Papilio anactus | TimL | 21 Feb 2022 |
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The sighting shows a female newly emerged from an adjacent pupa. Whilst its wings were unfolding a male approached and mated, as seen in the first two images.
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Location information
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- TimL 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
7 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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