Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Spence, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | SuziBond | 15 Apr 2019 | |
| Papilio aegeus | MatthewFrawley | 11 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | Watermilli | 11 Apr 2019 |
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It was a coolish summer morning when I cut down some Cotoneaster and found this butterfly motionless, even though the branch had been shaken with sawing and then landed on the ground. Gone later in the day, when it warmed up, of course.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.072302-35.198941
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2019 08:36 AM Recorded on
- Watermilli Recorded by
- Cotoneaster Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Watermilli 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
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5 / 7
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