Papilio aegeus

1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Papilio aegeus	12 Jun 2023	owenh
Papilio aegeus	11 Jun 2023	CarbonAI
Papilio aegeus	11 Jun 2023	AlisonMilton

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I have a very late season butterfly catterpillar on my Kaffir lime tree. First photo was taken on 12 May, the second on 1 June. I have been keeping an eye on it as as of 11 June it is still alive and healthy. Is this the latest occurence of larvae for this species in Canberra?

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owenh wrote:

12 Jun 2023

Nice! Just the one previous June larva sighting for this species on CNM by @Illilanga at Red Hill, June 2, 2019 (CNM 4227933).

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029623 -35.238271
Altitude 622.9m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 May 2023 01:09 PM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

Kaffir lime Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour
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
555 images trained Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Princeps aegeus

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