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Life History of the Ganda Dart
Life History of the Ganda Dart (Potanthus ganda)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Potanthus Scudder, 1872 Species: ganda Fruhstorfer, 1911 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 21-24mm Caterpillar Local Host Plant:...
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Butterfly of the Month - October 2017
Butterfly of the Month - October 2017The Pale Mottle (Logania marmorata damis)A Pale Mottle perches on the top of a leaf to restWe are into the 10th month of 2017 now, and the cooler temperatures and...
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Favourite Nectaring Plants #14
Butterflies' Favourite Nectaring Plants #14The Golden Dewdrop (Duranta erecta)A male Plain Tiger feeding on the attractive purple flowers of the Golden DewdropOur fourteenth butterfly nectaring plant...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks Featuring : Butterfly Habitat @ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio ParkA larger-than-life Common Tiger greets visitors to the Butterfly Habitat @ Bishan-AMK ParkI recall that,...
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The Butterfly Antennae
The Butterfly AntennaeA Butterfly's Antennae - Its Biological Navigation SystemThe curved clubbed antennae of a Common BirdwingIn telecommunications, an antenna (singular) or antennae (plural) is...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Bukit Panjang Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Photography at Our Local ParksFeaturing : Bukit Panjang Butterfly GardenAn aerial view of Bukit Panjang Butterfly GardenAlmost five months ago to the day, the community volunteers...
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Lacewings of Singapore
The Lacewings of SingaporeA Malay Lacewing feeding on Ixora javanica flowersButterflies of the genus Cethosia are medium-sized, colourful with attractive geometric patterns on their wings and are...
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2017
Butterfly of the Month - November 2017The Common Three Ring (Ypthima pandocus corticaria)A Common Three Ring perched on a grass blade in the nature reserves2017 is chugging steadily into its remaining...
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Butterflies of Borneo
Butterflies of BorneoTime for new Field Guides?Glorious Begum (Agatasa calydonia mahasthama) but called "Eight Coloured Jack" by Otsuka in his bookA visitor from Europe recently left me an email to...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Springleaf Nature Park
Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks Featuring : Springleaf Nature ParkA tranquil view of the water and lush greenery at Springleaf Nature ParkWe continue our exploration of the many public parks...
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Book Review - Two Indonesian Butterfly Books
Book Review - Two Indonesian Butterfly BooksFeaturing : "Precious and Protected Indonesian Butterflies" and "Butterflies of Bogor Botanic Garden"A female Common Green Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus...
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Butterfly of the Month - December 2017
Butterfly of the Month - December 2017The Common Snow Flat (Tagiades japetus atticus)Ten years ago, in December 2007, we started the Butterfly of the Month series with our first feature butterfly, the...
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2017 - Looking Back
ButterflyCircle 2017 - Looking Back...The Year in Review : Part 1We take a look back over the past 12 months in 2017 and reflect on the activities that the group has contributed to the knowledge and...
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2017 - Looking Back : Part 2
ButterflyCircle 2017 - Looking Back...The Year in Review : Part 2In our concluding article for the year in review, we take a look at some of the work done over the past 12 months by ButterflyCircle and...
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The Singapore Jays
The Singapore JaysFeaturing the Jay Butterflies of SingaporeReading the title of our first blog article of 2018, one may be forgiven if one thinks the "Singapore Jays" is a musical rock band or...
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Butterfly of the Month - January 2018
Butterfly of the Month - January 2018The Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)Mating pair of Tawny Costers - top : male, bottom : femaleHere we are, right in the middle of the first month of 2018, and we...
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Aberrations in Butterflies
Aberrations in ButterfliesVariations and abnormalities in butterfliesAbout 10 years ago, an aberration of the Common Rose which has missing hindwing white patches of the normal species appeared in...
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Favourite Nectaring Plants #15
Butterflies' Favourite Nectaring Plants #15The Spicate Eugenia (Syzygium zeylanicum)A Plane (Bindahara phocides phocides) feeding on the flower of Syzygium zeylanicumThis article features a relatively...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Lower Peirce Reservoir Park
Butterfly Photography at Our Local ParksFeaturing : Lower Peirce Reservoir ParkA timber boardwalk winds around the reservoir edge at the Lower Peirce Reservoir ParkThis weekend's feature location for...
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Birdwing Season in Singapore
Birdwing Season in SingaporeFeaturing the Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus)The Common Birdwing is one of Singapore's largest butterfly species by wingspan. A large female of this species can...
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