Papilio aegeus

Orchard swallowtail butterfly
	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
	P. a. aegeus (Donovan, 1805); P. a. ormenus (Guérin-Méneville, 1830);
	Range of orchard swallowtail P. a. aegeus; P. a. ormenus P. a. aegeus temporary range
Synonyms
	Princeps aegeus (Donovan, 1805); Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805; Menelaides aegeus (Donovan, 1805); Papilio (Menelaides) aegeus Donovan 1805; Papilio erectheus Donovan, 1805; Papilio erectheus Boisduval, 1832; Papilio oberon Grose-Smith, 1897; Papilio doddi Oberthür, 1916;

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.

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