Papilio aegeus
1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Braemar, NSW
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| Papilio aegeus | owenh | 12 Apr 2023 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 12 Apr 2023 | |
| Papilio aegeus | Curiosity | 12 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
I think this is the larva of an Orchard Swallowtail, but it's on a Wollemi Pine! The pine is a few metres from a mandarin tree and a lemon tree. Should I move the caterpillar to one of those trees?
2 comments
12 Apr 2023
Spot on again Curiosity. Just leave it where it is. This is a final instar (mature) caterpillar which may have just moved on from the food plant to pupate.
12 Apr 2023
Thanks very much for your advice and info! I'm happy to leave it where it is. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to see the pupa.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2023 02:29 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- Wollemi Pine in garden Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Papilio aegeus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Papilio aegeus Scientific name
- Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1046.77m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
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