Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Canberra, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.069081-35.300885
• Altitude 564.2m
• Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
• Places Canberra, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 13 Mar 2025 12:58 PM Recorded on
• TimL Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

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
• 555 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Princeps aegeus

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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