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Papilio aegeus
FAMILY - PAPILIONIDAE Large female (about 12cm). Black and white with vibrant red, yellow and blue dots along lower wings.
Caterpillars feed on and form pupas on citrus plants. Butterfly sighted here flying around small orange tree and between several citrus plants, possibly laying eggs.
Largest butterfly around Brisbane. Slow moving but almost constant and eratic. Increasing numbers of caterpillars at the mo. Most recent sighted pupa was attacked by ants/wasps?