Papilio aegeus
1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Cook, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | owenh | 7 Jan 2024 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 7 Jan 2024 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CathB | 7 Jan 2024 |
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These two flew together for quite a while before the female landed in an inaccessible position and the male flew off.
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Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB 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
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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