Graphium macleayanum, Macleay's Swallowtail butterfly.

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Graphium macleayanum (Leach, 1814), Macleay's Swallowtail

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

Animal Type

Butterflies & moths
Animal SubType

Swallowtails
Brief Id

Clubbed antennae, without eyespots, tails on hindwing.
Colours

Brown, Black, White, Green
Habitats

DryForest, WetForest
Diet

Nectar
Endemicity

Native to Australia
Conservation Statuses

CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Plants

Sassafras leaves
Flight Start

November
Flight End

March
Taxon Name

Graphium macleayanum
Scientific Author

(Leach, 1814)
Common Name

Macleay's Swallowtail
Other Names

Green Fanny
Kingdom

Animalia
Phylum

Arthropoda
Subphylum

Hexapoda
Class

Insecta
Subclass

Pterygotes
Superorder

Endopterygota
Order

Lepidoptera
Suborder

Rhopalocera
Infraorder

Heteroneura
Superfamily

Papilionoidea
Family

Papilionidae
Subfamily

Papilioninae
Genus

Graphium
Species Name

macleayanum

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Field, R. and Museums Victoria Staff (2010) Graphium macleayanum Macleay's Swallowtail in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/14402
Accessed 03 January 2025

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Authors

Dr Ross P. Field Honorary Associate of Museums Victoria.

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Graphium macleayanum (Leach, 1814), Macleay's Swallowtail

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