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Unknown butterfly

Habitat:

Northern NSW

2 Species ID Suggestions

Red-bodied Swallowtail
Pachliopta polydorus File:Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus.jpg
MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago
Ambrax swallowtail female
Papilio ambrax Papilio ambrax


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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

This is a beautiful papilio. Pachlioptera has some red on the body, a hint of a tail (a long tip on the scalloped edge of the tail wings) and is smaller. Female is indicated by the plump abdomen and white band through the forewings.

TaniaRossiter
Spotted by
TaniaRossiter

2264, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on May 6, 2011
Submitted on Feb 6, 2012

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