Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Cook, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | SuziBond | 5 Mar 2024 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 1 Mar 2024 | |
| Papilio anactus | Tammy | 1 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
The swallowtails have discovered my lime tree, which I encourage. The 3 top caterpillars are I think dainty swallowtails and the bottom one is an orchard swallowtail. There was another larger orchard swallowtail caterpillar but it was eaten by a satin bowerbird!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.072803-35.261038
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 29 Feb 2024 04:44 PM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
- Lime tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Dependent young Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Tammy 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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5 / 7
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