Papilio aegeus
1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Cook, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | SuziBond | 31 Jan 2024 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 31 Jan 2024 | |
| Papilio aegeus | Tammy | 31 Jan 2024 |
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3 comments
31 Jan 2024
Thank you Suzi, I've also got one of a dainty swallowtail doing the same thing on the same plant a week or so earlier. It's a popular little plant!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072829-35.261065
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2024 01:13 PM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
- Lime tree Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Tammy 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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