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Papilio aegeus

4 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Fisher, ACT

Papilio aegeus at Fisher, ACT - 12 Feb 2023
Papilio aegeus at Fisher, ACT - 12 Feb 2023
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Papilio aegeus 15 Feb 2023 owenh
Papilio aegeus 13 Feb 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 13 Feb 2023 MatthewFrawley

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My first ever photo sighting of an adult Orchard Swallowtail, this one was on the edge of the water for 10 minutes that I watched and was still at it when I left to explore more parts of Mount Taylor Nature Reserve

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   15 Feb 2023
Was curious about this behaviour and looked it up - known as mud-puddling, more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling

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