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Orchard Swallowtail
Papilio aegeus
-27.4834, 153.081
Field Notes
Description:
Male.
Mostly black in colour, with an arc of creamy-white spots on the forewings and large creamy-white spots on the hind wings that can be seen in flight. A single red spot on each forewing.
Approx. 10 - 12 cm wingspan
Habitat:
Forest.
Prefer citrus orchards.
Notes:
Spotted on Yuggera/Turrbal Country while out walking in the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve (4170), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
This fella was quite big and swift! I asked him nicely if I could please get a photo and he kindly obliged, landing close enough to me to get a good look, but I had to be quick because he was busy and had to get going before sun down.
The photos capture a combination of him flying, landing and at rest.
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