Papilio aegeus
| Orchard swallowtail butterfly | |
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| Female, Cairns, Queensland | |
| Male, Melbourne Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. aegeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805 | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Range of orchard swallowtail P. a. aegeus; P. a. ormenus P. a. aegeus temporary range | |
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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.