Papilio aegeus

1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Papilio aegeus	19 Mar 2023	owenh
	Unverified	19 Mar 2023	regeraghty

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I saw two large black butterflies near the rainforest gully at the National Botanic Gardens. This one was drinking from water on the road but took flight just as I took the photo. it didn't land again long enough to photograph. Only a small part of the butterfly is visible but it appeared to be a Swallowtail to me, however it doesn't match any of the existing sighted Swallowtails.

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owenh wrote:

19 Mar 2023

A male Orchard Swallowtail.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108321 -35.277161
Altitude 629.7m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
19 Mar 2023 11:55 AM Recorded on
regeraghty Recorded by
Collections
regeraghty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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

Record quality

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Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

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