Papilio anactus

3 Dainty Swallowtail at Acton, ACT

Papilio anactus at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2022
Papilio anactus at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2022
Papilio anactus at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2022
Papilio anactus at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2022
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Papilio anactus 4 Mar 2022 MatthewFrawley
Papilio anactus 4 Mar 2022 RodDeb

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also saw Macleay's Swallowtails but unable to get photos

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Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Pycnobraconoides sp. (genus) (A Braconid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Pison sp. (genus) (Black mud-dauber wasp) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Primeuchroeus sp. (genus) (Cuckoo Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT - 8 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Primeuchroeus sp. (genus) (Cuckoo Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 8 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Acton, ACT - 6 Mar 2018 by Tammy
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 28 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Acton, ACT - 23 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Pollanisus cyanota (A Forester moth (Procidinae)) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by Christine
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by Christine
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by Christine
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Leaf-cutter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by MichaelMulvaney
Ctenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Skink) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by AlisonMilton
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Christine
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Christine
Lucia limbaria (Chequered Copper) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Christine
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 29 Jan 2018 by Christine
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 29 Jan 2018 by Christine
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Acton, ACT - 29 Jan 2018 by Christine
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 by Tim L
Australiphthiria hilaris (Slender Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 by TimL
Torymidae (family) (Torymid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 3 Dec 2017 by TimL
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2017 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2017 by RodDeb
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2017 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 26 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 24 Nov 2017 by Christine
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Acton, ACT - 14 Nov 2017 by cherylhodges
Comptosia insignis (A bee fly) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Acton, ACT - 31 Oct 2017 by Alison Milton
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 31 Oct 2017 by Alison Milton
Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 31 Oct 2017 by AlisonMilton
Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 25 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 11 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Acton, ACT - 2 May 2017 by Qwerty
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Acton, ACT - 7 Apr 2017 by PeterR
Delias aganippe (Spotted Jezebel) at Acton, ACT - 7 Apr 2017 by PeterR
Ctenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Skink) at Acton, ACT - 22 Mar 2017 by JudithRoach
Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth) at Acton, ACT - 28 Jan 2017 by JudithRoach
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by AlisonMilton
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 26 Nov 2016 by Alison Milton
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2016 by roymcd
Belenois java (Caper White) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2016 by roymcd
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 26 Aug 2016 by Alison Milton
Nostoc sp. (genus) (A cyanobacterium) at Acton, ACT - 5 Jul 2016 by Heino
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Acton, ACT - 17 Jun 2016 by KMcCue
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2016 by KMcCue
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 8 Mar 2015 by Tim L
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Acton, ACT - 1 Mar 2015 by Christine
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 23 Feb 2014 by Tim L
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 16 Sep 2011 by Christine
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Acton, ACT - 16 Sep 2011 by Christine
Acraea andromacha (Glasswing) at ANBG - 13 Mar 2011 by Miranda
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 20 Sep 2010 by KMcCue
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2010 by KMcCue
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2009 by KMcCue

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  • 3 Mar 2022 01:10 PM Recorded on
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