Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Kambah, ACT
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| Papilio aegeus | 30 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Papilio aegeus | 29 Dec 2025 | Mike | ||
| Unverified | 20 Dec 2025 | intouch |
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intouch
wrote:
29 Dec 2025
the creature has been "identified" by my {17 yrs) granddaughter as the butterfly Orchard Swallowtail(?). I have a photo on my "new" Samsung mobile phone but i am only able to (my failings) share it via WhatsApp!
Mike
wrote:
29 Dec 2025
Hi @intouch you can use your phone internet to get to Canberra Nature Map or directly to https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4715838. Once you log in you can edit the sighting and add the photo from your camera Gallery. Then a moderator will be able to see it and identify it (Papilio aegeus) and even tell you whether it is a male or female.
If you are keen to add lots of sightings, it is easier to download the app and record more directly.
If you are keen to add lots of sightings, it is easier to download the app and record more directly.
Location information
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- intouch Recorded by
- Pandorea jasminoidesa Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- intouch 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description