Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Acton, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | SuziBond | 5 Apr 2019 | |
| Papilio aegeus | TimL | 5 Apr 2019 |
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User's notes
A follow-up sighting to 4205443. The first image shows two persistent flies on the caterpillar, one at either end. The final image shows one of the flies. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this caterpillar, originally a bit further into the plant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105912-35.275990
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2019 01:21 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
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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