Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Flynn, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | AlisonMilton | 30 Nov 2025 | |
| Papilio aegeus | Christine | 30 Nov 2025 |
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These photos were taken over 10 days. This is the first egg that I have found, though have had caterpillars before. Had seen male and female butterflies flying about, so went and checked the tree. Only found one egg, but on day 10 found three tiny caterpillars. No damage to leaf, but next time I checked (next day or two) there was damage to the three leaves they had been on, but two had disappeared. As of yesterday (29/11) there was still one tiny caterpillar. I don't know the fate of the other two. (Pic 4 is a second egg, all other pics are the same egg).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.041257-35.209713
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2025 05:33 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Orange tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
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