Papilio demoleus

2 Chequered Swallowtail at Booth, ACT

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Papilio demoleus SuziBond 7 Mar 2022
Papilio demoleus JBrickhill 5 Mar 2022

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Significant sighting

SuziBond noted:

7 Mar 2022

An uncommon migrant to the ACT with few recent records

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Fairly large pale yellow and black butterfly. A close pair of red/orange spots on the hind edge of the hindwing.

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   7 Mar 2022
Wow, great sighting!

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Mar 2022 01:02 PM Recorded on
  • JBrickhill Recorded by
  • Feeding on spear thistle Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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