G. it. Ent., 12 (55): 213-221
May 2009
A male Papilio aegeus (Donovan)
(Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
mud-puddling at seepage from a sandstone outcrop
near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
with discussion of similar behaviour among other Papilionidae
in the Asia-Pacific region
by
K. L. DUNN, T. J. HAWKESWOOD, J. R. TURNER
Abstract - A male Papilio aegeus (Donovan) (Papilionidae) is reported puddling at seepage from a sandstone outcrop. Literature and new field records of papilionid butterflies are discussed in relation to this notable example from the temperate region of Australia. A number of these field observations of mud-puddling in Australia, and elsewhere, are first reports for the species involved. The record of Graphium arycles (Boisduval) from Cambodia may also be a new distribution record for the species.
