Orchard Swallowtail - Male
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Cape Hillsborough National Park, near Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtail Caterpillar
(Papilio aegeus), photographed in a Bakers Creek back yard, near Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtail - Female
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Sandringham Bay Conservation Park, Dunnrock, near Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtail
(Papilio aegeus). Sadly the Chalcid wasps (pictured) had predated the pupa, photographed in a Bakers Creek back yard, near Mackay.
Swallowtail Pupa
(Papilio sp.), photographed in a Bakers Creek back yard, near Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtails
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Cape Hillsborough, north of Mackay.
(Papilio aegeus) photographed at Cape Hillsborough, north of Mackay.
Papilio aegeus
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Cape Palmerston National Park, Ilbilbie, south of Mackay.
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Cape Palmerston Holiday Park, Ilbilbie, south of Mackay.
(Papilio aegeus), photographed near the Bunya Mountains National Park.
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Carmila Beach, south of Mackay.
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Mackay Botanical Gardens.
(Papilio aegeus), photographed at Captains Crossing in the Pioneer Valley, near Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtail Larvae
(Papilio aegeus), photographed near Mount Ossa, north of Mackay.
Orchard Swallowtails - Male and Female
Papilio aegeus. The female (stationary) was constantly shadowed by her suitor as they made their way through the forest, at Cania Gorge National Park, near Monto.
