Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at undefined

Papilio aegeus at undefined - 12 Feb 2018

Papilio aegeus at undefined - 12 Feb 2018

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Identification history

Papilio aegeus

12 May 2018

CharlesDove

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Also called the Orchard Swallowtail

3 comments

plants wrote:

13 May 2018

This is the female, much more white than male.

CharlesDove wrote:

13 May 2018

Yes plants note the species of plant she was laying eggs on, she flew around and specifically selected this particular species each time
Charles

plants wrote:

13 May 2018

Charles
The species appears to be Zieria smihtii, so this make sense as she lays on plants in the Rutaceae family (lemons, etc).

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Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
12 Feb 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
CharlesDove Recorded by
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Insects Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) CharlesDove

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
426 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus

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