1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Braemar, NSW
Identification history
| Papilio aegeus | 12 Apr 2023 | owenh | ||
| Papilio aegeus | 12 Apr 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Papilio aegeus | 12 Apr 2023 | Curiosity |
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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
owenh
wrote:
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.
Curiosity
wrote:
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
- Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2023 02:29 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
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Collections
Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Papilio aegeus Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Wollemi Pine in garden Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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