Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Wolumla, NSW
Identification history
| Papilio (Princeps) aegeus | 12 May 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Papilio (Princeps) aegeus | 12 May 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Aug 2018 | PatriciaDaly |
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User's notes
Cocoon found on cumquat tree. Can it be identified? I was wondering if it would harm the tree.
6 comments
KerriLee
wrote:
15 Aug 2018
lovely! And, no, it won't harm the tree. If it emerges, it will be a winged adult and fly off. Only caterpillars feed ... so it's already done any harm it was ever going to do. Now, what species ... ? I have an idea, but I'll just check a couple of books. Better still, could you collect it (preferably on a piece of branch, without disturbing it) and keep it contained to see what emerges??
KerriLee
wrote:
15 Aug 2018
the pupal shape looks very much like an Orchard Butterfly (Papilio aegeus), although it's more dusty-brown that usual. Beautiful insects! OK, their caterpillars do rather like citrus, but heh ... sharing is OK. They don't eat that much :)
Let's hope it's alive, and the dusty pupal case isn't a sign of something amiss inside (eg a parasite).
Let's hope it's alive, and the dusty pupal case isn't a sign of something amiss inside (eg a parasite).
KerriLee
wrote:
15 Aug 2018
Just a stick in a jar will do. Once it starts to eclose, it will take a while to open its wings. I wouldn't bother with a cover
GlennCocking
wrote:
11 May 2020
Did it emerge Patricia? I'm pretty sure Kerrie is right about Papilio aegeus
PatriciaDaly
wrote:
11 May 2020
Alas no, I kept it for some time, eventually cracked it open and it was empty. Eaten by something else?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.786864-36.812069
- Altitude 103.5m
- Places Wolumla, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Aug 2018 04:01 PM Recorded on
- PatriciaDaly Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Swallowtails (Papilionidae) PatriciaDaly
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
- 431 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
