Papilio aegeus

1 Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Wollondilly Local Government Area

Papilio aegeus at Wollondilly Local Government Area - 23 Jan 2024
Papilio aegeus at Wollondilly Local Government Area - 23 Jan 2024
Papilio aegeus at Wollondilly Local Government Area - 23 Jan 2024
Papilio aegeus at Wollondilly Local Government Area - 23 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Papilio aegeus 27 Feb 2024 SuziBond
Papilio aegeus 23 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Papilio aegeus 23 Jan 2024 ibaird
Unidentified 23 Jan 2024 bufferzone

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Caterpillar's of Some sort But do we leave them or destroy them? is this Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly Caterpillar?

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bufferzone wrote:
   23 Jan 2024
we Have decided to Let them eat the plant,? Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

The larvae of this species are sometimes considered a pest, due to their feeding on citrus leaves in suburban gardens.[1]
ibaird wrote:
   23 Jan 2024
Medium instar caterpillar on citrus, see Lepidoptera Butterfly House.

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  • 8 Abundance
  • 23 Jan 2024 09:22 AM Recorded on
  • bufferzone Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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