Papilio demoleus
12 Chequered Swallowtail at Cotter River, ACT
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| Papilio demoleus | owenh | 8 Jan 2023 | |
| Papilio demoleus | DPRees125 | 8 Jan 2023 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Two and probably three individuals flying maddly up and down road, stoping for an occasional nanosecond for some food, mostly on the Pimelia. Two seen fighting together, so there are at least two. Larval foodplant (Cullen) seen in area
4 comments
8 Jan 2023
yeh, i thought I would have a go at a record shot, these things were crazy active and flying about like mad things, and did better than I expected to. First ones for me in the region since about 2012
Location information
- Coordinates 148.873037-35.537154
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2023 03:48 PM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Significant DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papilio demoleus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Papilio demoleus Scientific name
- Chequered Swallowtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 862.04m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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