Papilio anactus
Dainty Swallowtail at Weston, ACT
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| Papilio anactus | MatthewFrawley | 22 Feb 2026 | |
| Papilio anactus | jmcleod | 22 Feb 2026 |
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Pretty sure this is the same individual as sightings 4719084 and 4719666 - cocoon in 4719666 is now empty. Hung for about 40 minutes after I first spotted it, flew off a few seconds after the last photo.
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Location information
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- jmcleod Recorded by
- Potted finger lime Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- jmcleod 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
Quality score
7 / 7
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