Graphium macleayanus
(Macleay's Swallowtail)
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FAMILY |
Papilionidae |
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Species |
Graphium macleayanus |
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Common name |
Macleay's Swallowtail |
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Main colour(s) |
Brown and green |
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Distinctive features |
Wingspan 59/53 mm sometimes more; wing colours |
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Campus |
Townsville and Cairns area |
Description
Food plants in the north are chiefly in the Lauraceae or on Geijera in the Rutaceae. Mature larvae green with small white dots over the body, to 4 cm long; head green. An attractive butterfly with the brown or black bands on outer portions of the wings, green on the inner portion, lower surface is a deeper green. Adults often seen feeding on Lantana or various small species in Asteraceae/daisies.
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