Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109588-35.276959
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 24 Feb 2023 10:31 AM Recorded on
• Tammy Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Can't identify it. Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Male Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Papilio aegeus Scientific name
• Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 850m Recorded at altitude
• 456 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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