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Butterfly of the Month - May 2014
Butterfly of the Month - May 2014The Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites atlites)The month of May 2014 appears to be one that is fraught with political changes and turmoil in many countries in Asia....
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Butterflies Galore! : Malayan Eggfly
Butterflies Galore!The Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala anomala)The Malayan Eggfly is a seasonally common species in Singapore. Â The caterpillar host plant is the Australian Mulberry (Pipturus...
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Life History of the Blue Jay
Life History of the Blue Jay (Graphium evemon eventus)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Graphium Scopoli, 1777 Species: evemon Boisduval, 1836 Subspecies: eventus Fruhstorfer, 1908 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Malayan Sunbeam
Butterflies Galore!The Malayan Sunbeam (Curetis santana malayica)The Sunbeams belong to a group of small butterflies in the subfamily Curetinae. In the field, the butterflies appear silvery white when...
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Four New Discoveries!
Four New Discoveries in May & June 2014!Records of new butterfly species in SingaporeOver the past four to six weeks in the months of May and June 2014, Singapore's mainstream and social media was...
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Butterflies Galore! : Chocolate Grass Yellow
Butterflies Galore!The Chocolate Grass Yellow (Eurema sari sodalis)Amongst all the lookalike Grass Yellow species in Singapore, the Chocolate Grass Yellow is the more distinctive and easy to identify....
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Butterflies Galore! : Anderson's Grass Yellow
Butterflies Galore!The Anderson's Grass Yellow (Eurema andersonii andersonii)This species is another forest species that is more often encountered within the sanctuary of the forested nature reserves...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Three Ring
Butterflies Galore! The Common Three Ring (Ypthima pandocus corticaria)In Singapore, this is the largest of the Ypthima species. Though common, the Common Three Ring is rather local in distribution and...
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Life History of the Formosan Swift
Life History of the Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Borbo Evans, 1949 Species:Â cinnara Wallace, 1866 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 30-34mmCaterpillar Local Host Plants: Paspalum...
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Butterflies Galore! : Lesser Darkwing
Butterflies Galore!The Lesser Darkwing (Allotinus unicolor unicolor)This Miletinae appears to be the only species of the genus Allotinus left extant in Singapore, although several other species were...
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Butterfly of the Month - June 2014
Butterfly of the Month - June 2014The Burmese Lascar (Lasippa heliodore dorelia)We head towards the mid-year mark of the year 2014, as the month of June draws to a close in a week's time. The weather...
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Butterflies Galore! : Brown Awl
Butterflies Galore!The Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis)I've always been intrigued by the latin species name of this Skipper. It's as though the scientist who first described it screamed out loud when...
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Butterflies Galore! : Club Silverline
Butterflies Galore!The Club Silverline (Spindasis syama terana)This pretty little Lycaenid is one of two species of the genus Spindasis to occur in Singapore. In certain localities, the Club Silverline...
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Butterflies Galore! : Blue Pansy
Butterflies Galore!The Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya wallacei)The Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya wallacei) is one of four species in the genus that is found in Singapore. The species is a fast flyer and is...
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Life History of the Fivebar Swordtail v2.0
Life History of the Fivebar Swordtail (Graphium antiphates itamputi)An earlier version of the life history of the Fivebar Swordtail can be found by clicking this link.Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Graphium...
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Butterflies Galore! : Peacock Royal
Butterflies Galore!The Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus maxentius)The Peacock Royal is more often spotted in urban parks and gardens than in the forested areas in Singapore. This may be because its...
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Butterflies Galore! : Mottled Emigrant
Butterflies Galore!The Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe)The fast-flying Pieridae is considered common in Singapore. It is regularly seen in urban parks and gardens, particularly where its...
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Favourite Nectaring Plants #4
Butterflies' Favourite Nectaring PlantsThe Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica)The Plane (Bindahara phocides phocides) feeding on the flower of a Bandicoot BerryContinuing our series of butterfly-attracting...
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Butterflies Galore! : Conjoined Swift
Butterflies Galore!The Conjoined Swift (Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus)The medium sized skipper was a new discovery for Singapore when it was first recorded some time back from Sungei Buloh Wetland...
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Butterflies Galore! : Chestnut Bob
Butterflies Galore!The Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala salsala)The Chestnut Bob is a skipper that is widespread in distribution around Singapore. As one of its caterpillar host plants is the ubiquitous...
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