Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Bowning, NSW

Papilio aegeus at Bowning, NSW - 4 Jan 2025
Papilio aegeus at Bowning, NSW - 4 Jan 2025
Papilio aegeus at Bowning, NSW - 4 Jan 2025
Papilio aegeus at Bowning, NSW - 4 Jan 2025
Papilio aegeus at Bowning, NSW - 4 Jan 2025
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Papilio aegeus 4 Jan 2025 owenh
Papilio aegeus 4 Jan 2025 CarbonAI
Papilio aegeus 4 Jan 2025 Maren

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Are the things on the other leaves eggs?

4 comments

owenh wrote:
   4 Jan 2025
Confirming the caterpillar. Re the 'eggs' - perhaps take them into care and see what emerges.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   4 Jan 2025
@owenh @Maren I can confirm that the white dots are eggs. I get them on my citrus all the time.
owenh wrote:
   4 Jan 2025
Thanks for that Alison. I'm always wary assigning eggs to species for these from photos unless folks have actually seen them laid as have seen both P. aegeus and P. anactus on the same plant.
Maren wrote:
   4 Jan 2025
Thanks - I'll put them in with the caterpillar. I think it's starting to build a cocoon.

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