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Life History of the Pale Fourline Blue
Life History of the Pale Fourline Blue (Nacaduba hermus swatipa)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Nacaduba Moore, 1881Species: hermus C. Felder, 1860Subspecies: swatipa Corbet, 1938Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterfly of the Month - December 2023
Butterfly of the Month - December 2023The Dark Flat (Tapena thwaitesi bornea)A female Dark Flat feeds on Bidens alba flower at a forest edgeDecember 2023 is almost over, and we count down to a new year...
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Life History of the Dwarf Crow
Life History of the Dwarf Crow (Euploea tulliolus ledereri)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Euploea Fabricius, 1807 Species: tulliolus Fabricius, 1793 Sub-species:ledereri C. & R. Felder, 1860 Wingspan of...
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Butterfly of the Month - January 2024
Butterfly of the Month - January 2024The Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana)A male Fulvous Pied Flat sunbathing on top of a leaf in the late afternoonWe kick start the Butterfly of the Month...
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Butterfly of the Month - February 2024
Butterfly of the Month - February 2024The White Royal (Pratapa deva relata)On this special once-every-four-years day of 29 Feb, we feature one of our "royal" butterflies from the Lycaenidae family. The...
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Butterfly of the Month - March 2024
Butterfly of the Month - March 2024The Indigo Flash (Rapala varuna orseis)A pristine female Indigo Flash perches on a dew covered grass blade in the early morning hours. Note the slight purplish wash...
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Butterfly of the Month - April 2024
Butterfly of the Month - April 2024The Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis)It has been a very hot hot April, with temperatures in Singapore soaring in the high 30's. All over Asia, temperatures are at an...
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Life History of the Brown Onyx
Life History of the Brown Onyx (Horaga albimacula albistigmata) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Horaga Moore, 1881 Species: albimacula Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881 Subspecies: albistigmata Moulton,...
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Life History of the Lesser Harlequin
Life History of the Lesser Harlequin (Laxita thuisto thuisto)Butterfly Biodata :Genus :Laxita Butler, 1881 Species :thuisto Hewitson, 1861 Subspecies :thuisto Hewitson, 1861 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly...
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Butterfly of the Month - May 2024
Butterfly of the Month - May 2024The Forget-Me-Not (Catochrysops strabo strabo)A Forget-Me-Not perched on the top of a leaf to rest with its wings folded upright.On this last day of May 2024, we...
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Life History of the Malayan Jester
Life History of the Malayan Jester (Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Symbrenthia Hübner, 1819Species: hippoclus Cramer, 1779Sub-species: selangorana Corbet, 1948Wingspan of...
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Butterfly of the Month - June 2024
Butterfly of the Month - June 2024The Green Oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli)A male Green Oakblue sunbathing with opened wings showing its coppery green uppersidesAll too soon, we are almost at the...
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Life History of the Eliot's Cornelian
Life History of the Eliot's Cornelian (Deudorix elioti) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Deudorix Hewitson, 1863 Species: elioti Corbet, 1940 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 17-20 mm Caterpillar Local Host Plant:...
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Butterfly of the Month - July 2024
Butterfly of the Month - July 2024The Copper Flash (Rapala pheretima sequeira)A male Copper Flash feeding on the flower of the Mile-A-Minute at an urban parkWe move past into the second half of the...
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Life History of the Suffused Flash
Life History of the Suffused Flash (Rapala suffusa barthema)Butterfly Biodata:Genus :Rapala Moore, 1881 Species :suffusa Moore, 1879 Subspecies :barthema Distant, 1885 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterfly of the Month - August 2024
Butterfly of the Month - August 2024The Singapore Four Line Blue (Nacaduba pavana singapura)A couple more hours, and August 2024 will come to an end. August is the month when Singapore celebrates its...
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Life History of the Scarlet Flash
Life History of the Scarlet Flash (Rapala dieneces dieneces) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Rapala Moore, 1881Species: Species: dieneces Hewitson, 1878 Sub-species: dieneces Hewitson, 1878 Wingspan of Adult...
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Butterfly of the Month - September 2024
Butterfly of the Month - September 2024The Bigg's Brownwing (Miletus biggsii biggsii)A mating pair of Bigg's Brownwings amongst ants and coccidsThe month of September usually brings on the Southwest...
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Life History of the Mutal Oakblue
Life History of the Mutal Oakblue (Arhopala muta maranda)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Arhopala Boisduval, 1832Species: muta Hewitson, 1862 Subspecies:maranda Corbet, 1941 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterfly of the Month - October 2024
Butterfly of the Month - October 2024The Orange Tailed Awl (Bibasis sena uniformis)A pristine Orange Tailed Awl puddling on a damp logWe move past the final quarter of the year, and the month of...
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Life History of the Grey Tinsel
Life History of the Grey Tinsel (Catapaecilma major emas)Butterfly Biodata:Butterfly Biodata :Genus :Catapaecilma Butler, 1879 Species :major H.H. Druce, 1895 Subspecies :emas Fruhstorfer, 1912...
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2024
Butterfly of the Month - November 2024The Malayan Five Ring (Ypthima horsfieldi humei)We've reached the penultimate month of 2024 and the cool wintry weather is upon many countries in the northern...
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Life History of the Forget-me-not
Life History of the Forget-Me-Not (Catochrysops strabo strabo)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832Species: strabo Fabricius, 1793Subspecies:strabo Fabricius, 1793Wingspan of Adult...
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Butterfly of the Month - December 2024
Butterfly of the Month - December 2024The Felder's Royal (Tajuria mantra mantra)2024 is almost over, as Christmas has come and gone, and many residents of Singapore are making their way back to this...
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Butterfly of the Month - January 2025
Butterfly of the Month - January 2025The Grey Tinsel (Catapaecilma major emas)A male Grey Tinsel showing a glimpse of its purple-blue upperside as it shifts its hindwing.As the Wood Snake slithers into...
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