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title: "Orchard Swallowtail"
description: "Papilio aegeus — Insects & spiders. Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/orchard-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Orchard Swallowtail

> Papilio aegeus — Insects & spiders. Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Papilio aegeus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 11415
- Wikidata: [Q136158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136158)
- iNaturalist taxon: [134226](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134226)

## Names

- en: Orchard Swallowtail
- es: Papilio de los Vergeles
- fr: Voilier des vergers

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10840), ID (162), PG (52)

## Summary

Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The larvae of this species are sometimes considered a pest, due to their feeding on citrus leaves in suburban gardens.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_aegeus

## Photo

![Orchard Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orchard-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Claudia Schipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154704586

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orchard-swallowtail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).