Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Duffy, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | DiBickers | 28 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | RaeleneChetland | 28 Mar 2025 |
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2 caterpillars growing quite quickly over the past few days. I think it might be a Citrus butterfly when it becomes an adult but it has different colours than our usual caterpillars have been.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.037082-35.333278
- Places Duffy, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2025 04:37 PM Recorded on
- RaeleneChetland Recorded by
- Immature orange tree Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- RaeleneChetland 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
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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