Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Hughes, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.098574-35.338138
• Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 13 Mar 2006 12:00 AM Recorded on
• ruthkerruish Recorded by

• Collections

  ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

• Mexican orange blossom (Choisya ternata) Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Larvae Breeding behaviour
• Unknown Gender

Species information

• Papilio aegeus Scientific name
• Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1046.77m Recorded at altitude
• 555 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Princeps aegeus

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