Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Barragga Bay, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 16 Jan 2018 | narelle |
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User's notes
Its about two and a half cm long
3 comments
KerriLee
wrote:
17 Jan 2018
Hi Narelle ... nice find! This is the caterpillar of the beautiful Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio aegeus). And, from its posture and colouration, I'd say it is just about to pupate! If you can, perhaps take a shot again in a day or so .. the pupal case is really amazing!
KerriLee
wrote:
17 Jan 2018
Oh, and this is a native species. They are normally found in wet, open forest but have also adapted quite nicely to gardens and orchards ... hence the common name.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.055422-36.506670
- Places Barragga Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2018 01:51 AM Recorded on
- narelle Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Swallowtails (Papilionidae) narelle
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
- 429 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
