Papilio aegeus at Barragga Bay, NSW

Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Barragga Bay, NSW

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Papilio (Princeps) aegeus

19 Jan 2018

narelle

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4 comments

KerriLee wrote:

20 Jan 2018

Wow ... this is very nice. I wondered at the bright green colour, as the one I've observed previously had a very brown pupa. And I've just read that the pupa of this species can be EITHER "green with yellowish highlights or brown, the colour matching the background" (Orr & Kitchen, The Butterflies of Australia. 2010). Yours is clearly 'camouflaged' against the blue cloth :)

narelle wrote:

20 Jan 2018

I just added a side view photo taken today. I wonder if it will still do its thing

KerriLee wrote:

20 Jan 2018

I'm sure it is. This is the classic hanging stance that the pupa uses ... suspended by the two threads. The caterpillar-pupa-butterfly we monitored (in 2016) pupated on 6th April and eclosed on 1st May. Yours might develop faster, as they may well be temperature-dependent. Keep an eye on it :)

narelle wrote:

21 Jan 2018

Oh , I see. It could take weeks. Yes sure , I will keep an eye on it. : }

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