Dainty Swallowtail (species: Papilio (Papilio) anactus) in Ku-ring-gai native flora and fauna (Gaia Guide)
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Papilio (Papilio) anactus
Dainty Swallowtail


©Tom Tarrant: Dainty Swallowtail

©Tom Tarrant: Dainty Swallowtail (Papilio (Papilio) anactus)

©Donald Hobern: Dainty Swallowtail (Papilio (Papilio) anactus) chrysalis

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae
Genus Papilio
Species Papilio (Papilio) anactus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

For protection against predators, this non-poisonous butterfly mimics the poisonous male Cressida cressida, another swallowtail butterfly-wiki

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