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DAINTY SWALLOWTAIL FACTS |
Identification
The Dainty Swallowtail has chequered black and white forewings. The hindwings are white with black trailing border containing a row of small blue spots inside an arc of five red spots. The hindwings have a very short tail.
Other Names
Small Citrus Butterfly, Dingy Swallowtail
Size
wingspan: male 67m; female 72mm
Habitat
eucalypt forest, woodland, gardens
Food
butterfly larvae feed on various species of citrus plants
Range
found in eastern Queensland except far north, eastern and southern New South Wales, much of Victoria and south eastern South Australia
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Papilio | | Species: | anactus | | Common Name: | Dainty Swallowtail |
Relatives in same Genus
Orchard Swallowtail (P. aegeus)
Chequered Swallowtail (P. demoleus)
Fuscous Swallowtail (P. fuscus)
Christmas Swallowtail (P. memnon)
Ulysses Swallowtail (P. ulysses)
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