Species Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805
Large Citrus Butterfly, Orchard Butterfly, Orchard Swallowtail
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Hancock, D.L. 1983. Princeps aegeus (Donovan) and its allies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): systematics phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(5): 771-797 [781] (taxonomy)
- Edwards, E.D. 1996. Papilionidae. pp. 237-239, 357-358, in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [358] (nomenclature)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Kei Islands), Papua New Guinea, from Tanimbar and Seram, E to the Bismarck Archipelago with an isolated population, possibly introduced from Australia, on Ndeni Is., Santa Cruz Ils.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Kei Islands
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Citrus australis (A.Cunn. ex Mudie) Planch. [RUTACEAE] Australian Lime; Leionema ambiens (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson [RUTACEAE] Forest Phebalium; Citrus paradisi Macfad. [RUTACEAE] Grapefruit; Dinosperma melanophloium (C.T.White) T.G.Hartley [RUTACEAE] Hard Aspen; Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. [RUTACEAE] Lemon; Citrus aurantifolia Swingle [RUTACEAE] Lime; Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn. [RUTACEAE] Limeberry; Flindersia oppositifolia (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & Jessup [RUTACEAE] Mountain Silkwood; Citrus aurantium L. [RUTACEAE] Orange; Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck [RUTACEAE] Orange; Dinosperma erythrococcum (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley [RUTACEAE] Tingle Tongue; Leionema dentatum (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson [RUTACEAE] Toothed Phebalium; Eriostemon australasius Pers. [RUTACEAE] Waxflower; Flindersia collina F.M.Bailey [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia ifflaiana F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia laevicarpa C.T.White & W.D.Francis [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia pimenteliana F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia schottiana F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Geijera parviflora Lindl. [RUTACEAE]; Geijera salicifolia Schott [RUTACEAE]; Halfordia sp. [RUTACEAE]; Philotheca myoporoides (DC.) Bayly [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum brachyachanthum F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. [RUTACEAE]; Zieria laevigata Bonpl. [RUTACEAE]; Zieria smithii Andrews [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum sp. [RUTACEAE]; Citrus reticulata Blanco [RUTACEAE]; Murraya koenigii Spreng. [RUTACEAE]; Poncirus trifoliata Rafin. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. & Zacc. [RUTACEAE]; Choisya ternata H.B & K. [RUTACEAE]; Citrus australasica F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Citrus garrawayae F.M.Bailey [RUTACEAE]; Citrus inodorus F.M.Bailey [RUTACEAE]; Clausena brevistyla Oliv. [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia australis R.Br. [RUTACEAE]; Flindersia bennetiana Benth. [RUTACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Choisya ternata, Citrus aurantifolia, C. aurantium, C. limon, C. paradisi, C. reticulata, C. sinensis, Murraya koenigii, Poncirus trifoliata, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides (Rutaceae).
General References
Hancock, D.L. 1983. Princeps aegeus (Donovan) and its allies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): systematics phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(5): 771-797 [771] (systematics)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1907. The history of Papilio aegeus. Australian Naturalist 1(8): 91-99 [91]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Apr-2011 | 14-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |