Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Higgins, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | SuziBond | 4 Mar 2019 | |
| Papilio aegeus | AlisonMilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
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Seen the male adult butterfly flying around but haven't been able to photograph it.
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18 May 2019
Update: A few weeks after this sighting there were 12 caterpillars, some at the 1st instar. As of 17 May there are still two caterpillars, (not yet reaching the stage of turning green). A very late instance of this butterfly in caterpillar form I would think. With the colder weather they seem to have stopped eating as much or developing as quickly so have taken them inside.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029903-35.238155
- Altitude 657.5m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 25 Feb 2019 11:50 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papilio aegeus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
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