Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Wright, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | owenh | 15 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | jac | 15 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Big healthy caterpillar, plant seems intact, what will it turn into?!
2 comments
15 Mar 2023
How fun! I think I had one of them visit the citrus in December. I posted a sighting. Wonder if that's the parent of this one?!!! How special
Location information
- Places Wright, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- jac Recorded by
- Citrus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- jac 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
5 / 7
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