Papilio aegeus

2 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.028992-35.228161
• Altitude 580.9m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Jan 2024 10:09 AM Recorded on
• Jennybach Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Jennybach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Female Gender
• Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
• lime Associated plant

Species information

• Papilio aegeus Scientific name
• Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 850m Recorded at altitude
• 450 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Princeps aegeus

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