Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at South Durras, NSW
Identification history
| Papilio aegeus | 21 May 2019 | CharlesDove | ||
| Unidentified | 12 May 2019 | joslynvdm@gmail.com |
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User's notes
Green caterpillars 4cms eating Tahitian lime leaves off tree.
3 comments
ClydeRiver
wrote:
13 May 2019
Yes, Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly. I have these too ... they start out looking like bird poo and will do a good deal more munching through your citrus leaves before they transform themselves into a beautiful butterfly!!
plants
wrote:
21 May 2019
Earlier stages are black and white and look like bird droppings, offering a disguise against being eaten.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.292500-35.654722
- Altitude 3.0m
- Places South Durras, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 11 May 2019 04:16 PM Recorded on
- joslynvdm@gmail.com Recorded by
Species information
- Papilio aegeus Scientific name
- Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 850m Recorded at altitude
- 390 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
