Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Canberra, ACT
Identification history
| Papilio aegeus | 25 Jul 2016 | SuziBond | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Jul 2016 | AaronClausen |
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3 comments
SuziBond
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
Nice find. Bear in mind that the Dainty Swallowtail pupa can look similar, and they both like garden citrus!
RogerF
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
P. aegeus confirmed. Useful to have host plant for pupae and caterpillars. Very dark appearance: could be parasitised or the colour of the winter generation
AaronClausen
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
Thanks guys, I will go back at lunch time and do a proper count and see how many of them I can find within the surrounding trees.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123700-35.284800
- Altitude 574.6m
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Jul 2016 09:13 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Swallowtails (Papilionidae) AaronClausen
Species information
- Papilio aegeus Scientific name
- Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 850m Recorded at altitude
- 426 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
