Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Papilio aegeus	5 Apr 2019	SuziBond
	Papilio aegeus	5 Apr 2019	TimL

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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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SuziBond wrote:

5 Apr 2019

Great, thanks Tim.

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

Additional information

Crowea C Pink Blush. 9605856. ANBG Section 46. Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

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
557 images trained Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Princeps aegeus

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

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