Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Bega, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 4 Apr 2020 | bensmythology |
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User's notes
Found a few of these on my lemon tree. Started as the very small black and white colouring before turning green when a lot larger. A swallowtail I think?
2 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
5 Apr 2020
Hi Ben, Correct, Orchard Swallowtail. As you point out, the younger larvae are more cryptic, looking rather like a bird dropping, then they get more obviously caterpillars as they get larger, though with those smears of white, there's still a hint of the bird dropping disguise there. They must do a lot better since Europeans arrived with our exotic citrus trees. They're quite a common sight in towns, flapping leisurely along.
bensmythology
wrote:
6 Apr 2020
Thanks Jackie. Lovely. Looking forward to watching these develop further and emerge from their chrysalis in coming weeks. Taking a daily image I hope to convert into a timelapse-type video
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.843048-36.683567
- Altitude 33.0m
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2020 11:33 AM Recorded on
- bensmythology 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
