#papilio aegeus

[ljsbugblog]

One of my favourite Australian butterflies! Very common in leafy suburbs and bushland alike.

Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio aegeus), on Coastal Rosemary (Westringia fruticosa).

#ljsbugblog #bugblr #entomology #insects #lepidoptera #butterflies #papilio #swallowtail butterflies #papilio aegeus #orchard swallowtail butterfly

[robotwrangler]

In case anyone wanted to hear one of my pet orchard swallowtail caterpillars chomping a leaf so loud I could hear it from across the room

#gardeneticisms #creature photography #insects #caterpillars #Papilio aegeus

[rattyexplores]

Photos from a failed raising

I collected this specimen off our lemon tree. I’m not entirely sure how it died, but it’s possible disease got the better of it.

Photos of the corpse here

This species is often called the Orchard Swallowtail, as they feed on trees in the Citrus genus (lemons, oranges, tangerines, etc.). There’s a few swallowtail butterfly caterpillars that feed on Citrus, but this species is the most common sight for me.

Papilio aegeus

06/07/22

#Papilio aegeus #Papilio #Orchard Swallowtail #citrus swallowtail #swallowtail butterflies #Menelaides #Papilionini #Fluted Swallowtails #Papilioninae #Swallowtails #Papilionidae #Papilionoidea #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Lepidopterology #caterpillar #caterpillars #larvae #Larval stage #bugs #bugs tw #bugblr #insects #Insecta #insectblr #insects tw #entomology

[peaceinthestorm]

Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922, Australian) ~ Thirty-three butterflies, in four columns, belonging to the PAPILIONIDAE e.g. Atrophaneura polydorus (1,2), Graphium wallacei (3,4), G. aristeus (5,6), G. agamemnon (10,11), G. macfarlanei (17,18), G. eurypylus (25,26), G. sarpedon (27,28), and Papilio aegeus female form 'polydorina' (8,9), NYMPHALIDAE subfamily DANAINAE e.g. Danaus affinis philene (23,24), Tirumala hamata (12,13), Parantica schenkii (16), Euploea treitschkei (19-22), and E. leucostictos (29,30), and NYMPHALIDAE subfamily SATYRINAE e.g. Mycalesis duponcheli (31,32) Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

[Source: Christie’s]

#marian ellis rowan #ellis rowan #australian art #butterflies

[redrcs]

Visitor to the cemetery

(on my travels)

Doesn’t it know it’s almost Halloween? Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly at Mackay cemetery,

#original photographers #butterfly #Papilio aegeus #orchard swallowtail butterfly #Mackay cemetary

[anthelid-day]

Now, I know what you’re thinking… “Hey! Why are you showing us pictures of bird poop?” 
At the very least, it’ll be a fleeting thought to start with and I’d know because that is exactly what went through my mind when my husband excitedly raced into the house and told me to grab my camera. He lead me to the plum tree and pointed at the leaves. 
“Tiniest bird poo I ever did see…” I thought to myself. 
“I think they’re a caterpillar!” Said my husband excitedly as he knew he had found something for my blog. He was right. This was no bird poo.
It was just trying to LOOK like bird poo. ***CORRECTION*** I originally thought it was a really small instar of the Orchard Swallowtail but someone has brought to my attention that they’re sawfly larvae!! Just more things that want to look like poo! Thank you for the correction, darkinternalthoughts! Found in Monash, ACT, Australia.

#butterfly #macro photography #macro #nikon #nikon australia #entomology #community scientist #bird poop wannabe #sawfly #shoutout

[finandleaf]

Yesterday I was startled to find this enormous fellow happily gobbling entire branches bare on my finger lime tree. Fortunately I'm a lazy-ass gardener who'd let the root stock set loose a wild branch and done nothing about it. Last time I checked it was bigger than the poor little finger lime. NOT ANYMORE. CATERPILLAR TO THE RESCUE!

Every branch he's been on is bare. Take that, unruly rootstock!

I decided to look up what he'll become and it's glorious. The photo below is not mine, it's from Wikipedia.

That's the female. They're called Papilio Aegeus. Nice to have helped out an Aussie native. I'll update if he survives to pupate. Fingers crossed!

#butterfly #caterpillar #Papilio Aegeus #garden life #australian fauna #bug #bugs #backyard bugs #big bug #Australian native #lime #gardening #lime tree

[onenicebugperday]

@rayify submitted: hello, no need for ID (think it's papilio aegeus)! it was nice to see this on a sunny day after a lot of miserable weather so i wanted to share

Yes, an orchard swallowtail. Specifically a female! I love her :)

#insects #bugs #submission #butterfly #swallowtail #orchard swallowtail

[butterflies-not-discourse]

gotcha… butterfly by Geofffox21 Via Flickr: usually more patience required than I have, but he was very good for a short while. will check but maybe: Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio aegeus

#ace discourse #butterfly #insect #bug

[janking-stuff]

From the vault: male orchard swallowtail Papilio aegeus https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPgP0CgWxI/?igshid=1k2gx147valg6

[tealebritstra]

Female Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio aegeus), Cape Hillsborough National Park. (at Cape Hillsborough National Park)

[www-xms-ro]

Guy Verkroost originally shared:

An Orchard Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aegeus) in the garden at Bartle Frere, Far North Queensland, Australia.

https://plus.google.com/+XMediaStudioValentin/posts/BZKDpxhcXP7

[rattyexplores]

Decay of a Dead Caterpillar

Not the most pleasant post, but I was curious to see what would become of the body.

Photos of the live specimen here

The caterpillar suffered all the symptoms of disease that I am aware of. Sudden diarrhea, weakness, eventually leading to dropping dead completely. Caterpillars are highly susceptible to disease, so washing your hands thoroughly is important.

The corpse turned completely black, and developed a hole near the rear of the caterpillar. I’m not sure why this hole appeared.

Papilio aegeus

10/07/22 - 15/07/22

#dead tw #Papilio aegeus #Papilio #Orchard Swallowtail #citrus swallowtail #swallowtail butterflies #Menelaides #Papilionini #Fluted Swallowtails #Papilioninae #Swallowtails #Papilionidae #Papilionoidea #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Lepidopterology #caterpillar #caterpillars #larvae #Larval stage #bugs #bugs tw #bugblr #insects #Insecta #insectblr #insects tw #entomology

[naturespath]

An orchid swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Aegeus) at the Melbourne zoo butterfly house. This was in a very room but it was fun to watch the swarms of butterflies landing on everyone there.

#melbournezoo #zoo #butterfly

[anthelid-day]

An Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio Aegeus) dries its wings after hatching from its chrysalis on a beautiful Spring day. Found on the Far South Coast of NSW. 

This butterfly was huge! A really beautiful thing to see. 

#papilio aegeus #lepidoptera #butterfly #orchard swallowtail butterfly #swallowtail #winged #winged friends #bugs #insects #recording insects #entomology #beautiful #outdoors #nature #nikon photography #nikon d3200 #nikon #macro #nature photography #Orchard Swallowtail

[drhoz]

#312 - Orchard Swallowtail

photo by Aviceda

Papilio aegeus, the Orchard or Large Citrus Swallowtail. The largest butterfly you get around Sydney, and a minor pest of citrus. Personally, I'll happily have a few caterpillars around the place in return for more butterflies like this. Pretty much restricted to the east coast.

While their ARE native citrus in Australia - the Finger Lime and Desert Lime, for example -  the larvae also feed on other plants, including Boronia, and Prickly-Ash.

#Papilio aegeus #papilionidae #papilio #papilionid #swallowtail butterfly #butterfly #insect #sydney #lepidoptera #lepidopteran