Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Acton, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | SuziBond | 3 Apr 2019 | |
| Papilio aegeus | TimL | 1 Apr 2019 |
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An Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar sighted on a Crowea. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
3 comments
3 Apr 2019
Hi Tim, this is an unusual observation as Orchard Swallowtail larvae usually eat citrus in Canberra (backyard lemons, limes etc). I'm not aware of them using Crowea before but would have to check. Would it be possible for you to return and track the progress of this caterpillar?
3 Apr 2019
I should add that Orchard Swallowtails will use other plants from the Rutaceae family, which Crowea belongs to, so this fits.
4 Apr 2019
Hi Suzi. Sure, I'll do a few follow-up sightings for you. The caterpillar has been on the Crowea for some days now and was still there yesterday, 2 April. It was quite immobile yesterday so maybe about to pupate (?). I also came across four large Orchard Swallowtail caterpillars in the ANBG Rainforest Gulley this afternoon and they were on a different plant again. RodDeb took images of the caterpillars which will probably be posted by them sometime later today.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105912-35.275990
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2019 01:18 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Crowea C Pink Blush. 9605856. ANBG Section 46. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL 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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