and I've identified this weekend a couple of late instar caterpillars
of Orchard Swallowtails on my little lemon tree - and despite the fact
they are obviously doing a bit of damage to the leaves they are so
gorgeous - big and bright green with bright red osmeterium (horns)
when disturbed - I've left them there. I've not noticed them before.
sandra h
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Steve Holliday <> wrote:
> Yes it has been a pretty good butterfly season. Small Grass Yellows appeared
> in some numbers at Goorooyarroo NR a week or two ago and I am still seeing
> the occasional one. I think their appearance in Canberra is fairly erratic
> and that they don’t usually breed locally. Other species seen at Gooroo
> recently include Chequered Copper, Stencilled Hairstreak and Shouldered
> Brown.
>
>
>
> The summits of Mts Ainslie and Majura are reliable spots for Dainty
> Swallowtails, there can be three or four patrolling around the top of Mt
> Ainslie at times.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> From: Christian Fricker
> Sent: Sunday, 18 March 2012 1:38 PM
> To: ; COG
> Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Some butterfly stuff
>
>
>
> Correct on ID! I have noticed quite a few over the past week frequenting
> yards and also Lake BG.
>
> Dainty Swallowtails are not common locally, although there are a few gardens
> I know of with lemon trees which they can been seen most years.
> At Bot gardens yesterday there were good numbers of Imperial Jezabel, a few
> Glasswings and Macleay's Swallowtail were still about.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christian
>
> ________________________________
>
> From:
> To:
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:49:11 +1100
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Some butterfly stuff
>
> As anyone who poked their nose out the door during the 20110/11 summer would
> have noticed it was a cracker season for butterflies, and the summer just
> ended wasn’t too bad either; particularly the number of Orchard Swallowtails
> we saw in our garden from November – and they’re still around – was
> pleasantly phenomenal, most sightings were males but quite a few femmes too.
> And early last December I saw a Dainty Swallowtail – first time I’ve
> noticed one in the ACT.
>
> Last week we saw a yellow butterfly – c.25mm wingspan – flying rapidly one
> metre above the ground. Referring to Braby we concluded it might have been a
> Small Grass-yellow Eurema smilax which, according to the distribution map,
> could pass through the ACT any time of year. Has anyone identified this
> species locally?
>
> John K. Layton
>
> Holt.
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