Papilio aegeus
1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Wright, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | MatthewFrawley | 10 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | jac | 10 Dec 2022 |
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Settled on jasmine then flew up and down garden for about 3 minutes, hovering around plants, settling briefly on some, including on this magnolia
8 comments
10 Dec 2022
Interesting that you put the size as between 5mm to 12mm when this butterfly has a wingspan in excess of 100mm.
10 Dec 2022
It's my first sighting and first post so I'm the newbie. It was probably more like 70mm! Can I change the listing? And it was special because we live on Ulysses Cct but Swallowtail Rd runs parallel!
10 Dec 2022
Welcome to CNM jac. What a coincidence and certainly a first butterfly posting to remember.
10 Dec 2022
I'm jealous that you even got a photo of one, I've currently got 548 butterfly sightings on CNM and not one single Orchard Swallowtail adult flying, only the larvae.
11 Dec 2022
That makes it even more amazing!! I did feel like it was a very special visitor to our garden!
11 Dec 2022
I tried uploading a couple more pictures for you. Did it work? Otherwise I can email them if you like
11 Dec 2022
Yes, the other photos came through, very nice! This butterfly often lays its eggs on citrus plants such as Lemon or Mexican Orange, so if you have those in your garden, keep an eye out next season for the caterpillars.
Location information
- Places Wright, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- jac Recorded by
- Jasmine, magnolia Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- jac 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
Record quality
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