Orchard Swallowtail
Papilio aegeus ormenus
Also called Large Citrus Butterfly, Orchard Butterfly
Papilio aegeus ormenus is a subspecies of the Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails and birdwings. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 38 plants, including Citrus garrawayae, Citrus inodora and Geijera salicifolia. There are no photos of it on the site yet.
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Caterpillar food plants
38 known food plants for this species.
- Choisya ternata
- Citrus aurantifolia
- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus australasica
- Citrus australis
- Citrus garrawayae
- Citrus inodora
- Citrus limon
- Citrus paradisi
- Citrus reticulata
- Citrus sinensis
- Clausena brevistyla
- Dinosperma erythrococca
- Dinosperma melanophloia
- Eriostemon australasius
- Flindersia australis
- Flindersia bennettii
- Flindersia collina
- Flindersia ifflaiana
- Flindersia laevicarpa
- Flindersia oppositifolia
- Flindersia pimenteliana
- Flindersia schottiana
- Geijera parviflora
- Geijera salicifolia
- Halfordia sp.
- Leionema ambiens
- Leionema dentatum
- Micromelum minutum
- Murraya koenigii
- Philotheca myoporoides
- Poncirus trifoliata
- Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
- Zanthoxylum brachyachanthum
- Zanthoxylum nitidum
- Zanthoxylum sp.
- Zieria laevigata
- Zieria smithii