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Butterflies Galore! : Starry Bob
Butterflies Galore!The Starry Bob (Iambrix stellifer)The Starry Bob (Iambrix stellifer) is a forest butterfly and is rarely seen in urban areas, unlike its close cousin and lookalike, the Chestnut Bob...
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Yellow Glassy Tiger Spotted at GB
Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia aspasia)Spotted at Gardens by the BayThe biodiversity at Gardens by the Bay is increasing by the day! Some time in late November last year, Sebastian Ho, a staff...
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Butterflies Galore! : Spotted Judy
Butterflies Galore!The Spotted Judy (Abisara geza niya)We feature another shot of the Spotted Judy, this time shot by ButterflyCircle member Huang CJ, at a forested patch in the western part of...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Red Flash
Butterflies Galore!The Common Red Flash (Rapala iarbus iarbus)This little red speedster is rather local in distribution and is present in preferred habitats in the vicinity of its caterpillar host...
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Book Review - Butterflies Up Close
Book Review - Butterflies Up CloseA Guide to Butterfly Photographyby Roger Rittmaster, M.D.With the rapid evolution and development of digital technology in photography in the early 2000's, digital...
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Butterflies Galore! : Great Helen
Butterflies Galore!The Great Helen (Papilio iswara iswara)The Great Helen has a wingspan of 130-140mm that matches and often exceeds that of the Great Mormon and Common Birdwing - two of the other...
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Butterflies Galore! : Formosan Swift
Butterflies Galore!The Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara)This predominantly brown and rather drab skipper is one of many lookalikes amongst the Hesperiidae family that is frustrating to identify in the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Blue Jay
Butterflies Galore! The Blue Jay (Graphium evemon eventus)This fast-flying Papilionidae butterfly is common in Singapore. However, it is a forest-dependent species and rarely found in urban parks and...
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Life History of the Starry Bob
Life History of the Starry Bob (Iambrix stellifer)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Iambrix Watson, 1893 Species: stellifer Butler, 1879 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 18-22mm Caterpillar Local Host Plants:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Grand Imperial
Butterflies Galore!The Grand Imperial (Neocheritra amrita amrita)This long-tailed Lycaenid is considered a rare butterfly in Singapore and is not regularly encountered. It is one of the largest...
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Butterflies Galore! : Studded Sergeant
Butterflies Galore!The Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura idita)Amongst the five extant "Sergeants" in Singapore, the Studded Sergeant is the largest member of the genus. A typically forest-dependent...
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Butterflies Galore! : Suffused Flash
Butterflies Galore!The Suffused Flash (Rapala suffusa barthema)This fast-flying "Flash" is one of six species of the genus Rapala that is currently extant in Singapore. The Suffused Flash has a wide...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Hedge Blue
Butterflies Galore!The Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa lambi)The Common Hedge Blue is a widespread Lycaenidae that is moderately common in Singapore. It is often encountered within the nature...
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Butterfly of the Month - March 2014
Butterfly of the Month - March 2014The Common Jay (Graphium doson evemonides)A Common Jay perched on a branch after getting its fill of nutrients whilst puddlingIt has been an interesting start to the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Forget-Me-Not
Butterflies Galore!The Forget-Me-Not (Catochrysops strabo strabo)This Hairstreak is typical of the "Blues" in the family Lycaenidae that has many lookalikes that are challenging to identify, especially...
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Butterflies Galore! : Horsfield's Baron
Butterflies Galore!The Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis puseda)The male Horsfield's Baron is territorial, and often displays a behaviour where it perches on a few preferred vantage points and then fly...
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Butterflies Galore! : Elbowed Pierrot
Butterflies Galore!The Elbowed Pierrot (Caleta elna elvira)The Elbowed Pierrot is a small black-and-white butterfly that flies mainly in the forested nature reserves of Singapore. It flies fast and...
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Life History of the Pale Grass Blue
Life History of the Pale Grass Blue (Zizeeria maha serica)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Zizeeria Chapman, 1910Species: maha Kollar, 1844 Subspecies:serica C. Felder, 1862 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Yellow Flash
Butterflies Galore!The Yellow Flash (Rapala domitia domitia)The Yellow Flash (Rapala domitia domitia) is one of the rarer species in the genus Rapala of which there are currently seven reliably...
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Butterflies Galore! : Arhopala amphimuta
Butterflies Galore!Arhopala amphimuta amphimutaAmongst the many lookalike species of butterflies in Singapore and Malaysia, this genus is probably one of the most challenging to identify. There are...
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