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Photo by TaniaRossiter
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Northern NSW

Species ID Suggestions

Red-bodied Swallowtail

Pachliopta polydorus

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Rubens Araujo
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Ambrax swallowtail female

Papilio ambrax

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MartinL
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Comments (1)
MartinL
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.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2012

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