Papilio demoleus

4 Chequered Swallowtail at Cotter River, ACT

Papilio demoleus at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Jan 2023
Papilio demoleus at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Jan 2023
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Papilio demoleus 29 Jan 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Papilio demoleus 29 Jan 2023 MatthewFrawley

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Species #67 for my ACT list. Fast, purposeful flight low to ground, only this one perched briefly for this distant ID photo.

2 comments

Christine wrote:
   29 Jan 2023
Congrats Matthew, good find! (this one still eludes me).
   29 Jan 2023
Thanks Christine. Looks like Corin Road is the place to go right now as my sighting was exactly three weeks after David's sighting.

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 28 Jan 2023 11:24 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

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  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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