Animal Species:Macleay's Swallowtail
Macleay's Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly species identified by the tails on its hind wings and the green colour on the undersides of its wings.
Macleay's Swallowtail
© Australian Museum
Size range
5.3 cm - 6.0 cm
Distribution
Macleay's Swallowtail is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and north-eastern Tasmania.
Habitat
Macleay's Swallowtai lives in urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath.
Seasonality
The Macleay's Swallowtai is commonly seen in urban Sydney from August to April.
Feeding and Diet
The caterpillars of Macleay's Swallowtai have adapted to feed on a variety of plants including the introduced Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora).
Classification
- Species:
- macleayanum
- Genus:
- Graphium
- Subfamily:
- Papilioninae
- Family:
- Papilionidae
- Superfamily:
- Papilionoidea
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Subphylum:
- Uniramia
- Phylum:
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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