Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Canberra, ACT
Identification history
| Papilio aegeus | 25 Jul 2016 | SuziBond | ||
| Papilio aegeus | 25 Jul 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Jul 2016 | AaronClausen |
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6 comments
AaronClausen
wrote:
25 Jul 2016
Thanks Kim, very cool. Are these common? There were two really healthy looking ones like this and potentially more in the same garden, I counted 3 butterflies of some sort in a very small area and didn't have a broader look around.
KimPullen
wrote:
25 Jul 2016
Yes Aaron, it's quite a common butterfly in Canberra, and easily the biggest species here.
AaronClausen
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
Are the black dots meant to look like eyes to scare things off from eating it?
KimPullen
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
The black dot on the side doesn't look natural to me. Could be an injury or maybe an indication there is (or was) a parasitoid inside it.
RogerF
wrote:
26 Jul 2016
Looks like a parasitoid emergence hole. The pale grey colour suggest the pupa may be dead.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123700-35.284830
- Altitude 574.0m
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 25 Jul 2016 09:13 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) 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
