Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

Papilio aegeus	7 May 2025	AlisonMilton
Papilio aegeus	7 May 2025	CarbonAI
Papilio aegeus	7 May 2025	MazzV

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A large black, white & fawn-grey butterfly with 7 red spots towards the outer perimeter (upper side) of the hind wing, and 2 bluish dots on the inside of the red dots, closest to the body. The perimeter of the hind wings looks scalloped, but that could just be the patterning cof the black around white spots on the very outer edge of the upper hind wings. Photo 4 provides more detail on the upper side of the fore wing Possibly an Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus), and if so, is the same Sp as at sighting 4667450.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

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
555 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Princeps aegeus

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