Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Kambah, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Papilio anactus | CarbonAI | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Papilio anactus | HelenCross | 23 Feb 2025 |
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User's notes
Along with a smaller Orchard Swallowtail caterpillar
2 comments
23 Feb 2025
@HelenCross Hi Helen, You have both an ORchard Swallowtail and Dainty Swallowtail larvae in these photos. The large orange one is the Dainty Swallowtail while the smaller white and brown one is an Orchard Swallowtail.
Location information
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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