General Description
Above: wings black with green patches and white base, hindwing with a black tail. Below: similar to above, but brown rather than black, and more green on hindwing. Wingspan up to 6 cm.
Biology
Macleay's Swallowtail butterflies often feed on flowers with their wings rapidly vibrating. Their caterpillars eat Sassafras leaves.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Rainforest gullies of mountain ranges.
More Information
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Brief Id
Clubbed antennae, without eyespots, tails on hindwing.
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Colours
Brown, Black, White, Green
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Diet
Nectar
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Plants
Sassafras leaves
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Flight Start
November
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Flight End
March
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Scientific Author
(Leach, 1814)
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Common Name
Macleay's Swallowtail
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Other Names
Green Fanny
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Species Name
macleayanum
