Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Sighting 3388520

Papilio aegeus

1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Kambah, ACT

Papilio aegeus at Kambah, ACT - 4 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
Papilio aegeus at Kambah, ACT - 4 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
Papilio aegeus at Kambah, ACT - 4 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
Papilio aegeus at Kambah, ACT - 4 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
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Identification history

Papilio aegeus 8 Jan 2018 SuziBond
Papilio aegeus 7 Jan 2018 MatthewFrawley

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Discovered by my six-year-old daughter Ruby, who was very excited. Photos are one day apart. Ruby is interested to know how long it might be before the butterfly emerges.

3 comments

SuziBond wrote:
   9 Jan 2018
Great discovery by Ruby! Pupation can take from a few weeks to months for this species - so you may get to see the adult emerge later this season, or it may overwinter as a pupa and emerge in the spring. Good luck.
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   28 Jan 2018
We noticed today that the butterfly has emerged and we did see one flying around in the general vicinity, so assuming it is the one, then it was 22 days.
SuziBond wrote:
   29 Jan 2018
That's so exciting! Thanks for reporting back :)

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  • Citrus limon Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender

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