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ORCHARD SWALLOWTAIL FACTS |
Identification
The male Orchard Swallowtail has black forewings with an arc of white spots near the tip. The hindwings have a white panel and single small red spot above. The underside of the male wings are black with red and blue spots. The female has black and white forewings and hindwings. The hindwings have blue and white markings.
Other Names
Orchard Butterfly, Large Citrus Butterfly
Size
wingspan 105mm
Habitat
lowland rainforest, dry eucalypt woodland, gardens and orchards
Food
a wide range of food plants including Citrus, Boronia, Murraya
Range
found along eastern Australia from Cape York in Queensland to Victoria
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Papilionidae | | Genus: | Papilio | | Species: | aegeus | | Common Name: | Orchard Swallowtail |
Relatives in same Genus
Dainty Swallowtail (P. anactus)
Chequered Swallowtail (P. demoleus)
Fuscous Swallowtail (P. fuscus)
Christmas Swallowtail (P. memnon)
Ulysses Swallowtail (P. ulysses)
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