Papilio anactus
1 Dainty Swallowtail at Gateway Island, VIC
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| Papilio anactus | 27 Jan 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 24 Jan 2022 | ChrisAllen |
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User's notes
The bottoms of both wings looked pretty tattered.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
27 Jan 2022
This is a male and they spend summer defending a breeding site usually on top of a hill.They are pretty pugnacious and take on any flying butterfly so its wings get a lot of wear
KylieWaldon
wrote:
24 Feb 2024
I've spotted quite a few in central Albury last 2 weeks fluttering by. Just no camera to take a photo!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.895331-36.090800
- Altitude 168.4m
- Places Gateway Island, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2022 12:53 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga 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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