Papilio aegeus
3 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Macarthur, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | owenh | 22 Jul 2023 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 22 Jul 2023 | |
| Papilio aegeus | RAllen | 22 Jul 2023 |
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User's notes
Pupa. Surprisingly on a rose rather than citrus!
1 comment
22 Jul 2023
Nice photos Richard. Braby (2000) notes that mature larva may leave the food plant to pupate elsewhere.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.132656-35.408258
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Jul 2023 08:49 AM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
- Rose Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- RAllen 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
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