Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio aegeus)

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Photo by PeteRonchese

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

FAMILY - PAPILIONIDAE
Large female (about 12cm).
Black and white with vibrant red, yellow and blue dots along lower wings.

Habitat:

Caterpillars feed on and form pupas on citrus plants.
Butterfly sighted here flying around small orange tree and between several citrus plants, possibly laying eggs.

Notes:

Largest butterfly around Brisbane.
Slow moving but almost constant and eratic.
Increasing numbers of caterpillars at the mo.
Most recent sighted pupa was attacked by ants/wasps?

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Papilio aegeus

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