Graphium macleayanum
9 Macleay's Swallowtail at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Graphium macleayanum | AlisonMilton | 8 Feb 2025 | |
| Graphium macleayanum | CarbonAI | 8 Feb 2025 | |
| Graphium macleayanum | LisaH | 8 Feb 2025 |
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4 comments
10 Feb 2025
Outstanding photos! Especially considering these critters hardly ever stay still... Well done.
10 Feb 2025
Thank you! I nearly missed it, as I was concentrating on fast moving beetles much higher in the bursaria. I'd never seen one this still before (but I've only seen four), and was stoked that it was feeding just in front of me at eye level. Such a stunning creature!
15 Feb 2025
Such a gorgeous shot! I spent ages chasing these guys in Tidbinbilla last year and only ever managed a couple of blurred action shots, super impressive work!
15 Feb 2025
Thank you! I really was just super lucky - right place, right time - and a butterfly that was fully intent on feeding!
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- bursaria Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Featured Graphium macleayanum Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Graphium macleayanum Scientific name
- Macleay's Swallowtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1851.96m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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