Papilio aegeus
Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Papilio aegeus | DiBickers | 7 May 2025 | |
| Papilio aegeus | CarbonAI | 7 May 2025 | |
| Papilio aegeus | MazzV | 7 May 2025 |
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I greatly admire people who can capture quality photos of butterflies on the wing, especially having tried to myself. Apologies, for these photos are not (quality, that is)! These 2 predominantly black butterflies with white markings were fluttering around each other over quite some distance and time. However their makings were distinctly different. One had only white on black, an almost diagonal line through the top corner of the fore wind, (both upper & lower sides), and a large white patch on the hind wings, (again, both upper & lower sides). It is the butterfly closest to the RHS in photos 1 & 2. The other butterfly (Left-most in photo’s 1 & 2), whilst also predominantly black, had distinct red markings towards the outer edge of the hind wing, below that wings large white patch, and a large white patch on the fore wing which merged to grey towards the outer edge, and the black edge intruded into the top of that white patch (photo 4 particularly demonstrates the latter, while photos 1 & 2 (butterfly to the LHS) show the red markings, albeit unclearly). I’m tempted to think this is an Orchard Swallowtail. These, and/ butterflies very similar in appearance, are common at this site (Copmanhurst NSW North Coast) from approx. mid Spring to mid-Autumn. (Another is at Sighting 4667491)
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast 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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