Butterfly of the Month - February 2018
Butterfly of the Month - February 2018The Green Baron (Euthalia adonia pinwilli)A male Green Baron feeding on the ripened fruit of the Singapore RhododendronWe cross into the Chinese Zodiac sign of the...
View ArticleSeasonal Butterfly Appearances
SeasonalButterflyAppearancesFeaturing the Dwarf Crow (Euploea tulliolus ledereri)A male Dwarf Crow feeding on the flower of the SnakeweedI was reading up on one of the "Crow" species of butterflies -...
View ArticleButterfly Photography Series
Butterfly Photography SeriesDigital Post-Processing - Part 1In the earlier Butterfly Photography 101 series, we discussed a range of subjects, from photographic equipment to composition to stalking...
View ArticleButterfly of the Month - March 2018
Butterfly of the Month - March 2018The Ancyra Blue (Catopyrops ancyra)We are into the third month of 2018 already! Time and tide wait for no one, as the saying goes, and if you are waiting for things...
View ArticleButterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Upper Peirce Reservoir Park
Butterfly Photography at Our Local ParksFeaturing : Upper Peirce Reservoir ParkIn our earlier article on butterfly photography at our local parks, we featured the Lower Peirce Reservoir Park....
View ArticleFavourite Nectaring Plants #16
Butterflies' Favourite Nectaring Plants #16The Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)In the 16th article in the series on our local butterflies' favourite nectaring plants, we feature an evergreen...
View ArticleSingapore's Judys
Singapore's JudysFeaturing the Abisara spp. (Judys) of SingaporeThe family Riodinidae was previously classified as sub-family Riodininae of the Lycaenidae family (ref : Butterflies of the Malay...
View ArticleButterfly Photography Series - Part 2
Butterfly Photography SeriesDigital Post-Processing - Part 2 : Noise ReductionIn Part 1 of our Digital Post-Processing series, ButterflyCircle member Loh Mei Yee shared with us the basics of...
View ArticleButterfly of the Month - April 2018
Butterfly of the Month - April 2018The Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)We are now about halfway through the fourth month of the year, and typically, the weather should spell springtime for the northern...
View ArticleBack to Chiangmai 2018
Back to Chiangmai 2018Butterfly Outing to Northern ThailandA group of predominantly Zebra Blues puddling with other Lycaenids at Chiang Dao carparkThe last time I visited northern Thailand was in early...
View ArticleSexual Dimorphism : Part 1
Sexual Dimorphism in Butterflies : Part 1Featuring Male-Female DifferencesA mating pair of Orange Emigrant. Left : Male, Right : FemaleSexual dimorphism in butterflies is the condition where the two...
View ArticleLife History of the Cabbage White
Life History of the Cabbage White (Pieris canidia canidia)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Pieris Schrank, 1801Species: canidia Linnaeus, 1768Subspecies: canidia Linnaeus, 1768Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
View ArticleSexual Dimorphism - Part 2
Sexual Dimorphism in Butterflies : Part 2Featuring Male-Female DifferencesA mating pair of Common Mormon. Female on top.In Part 2 of our discussion on sexual dimorphism in butterflies, we take a look...
View ArticleButterfly Photography Series - Part 3
Butterfly Photography SeriesDigital Post-Processing - Part 3 : Photo Retouching using Clone Stamp ToolIn this 3rd instalment of our Digital Post-Processing series, ButterflyCircle member Loh Mei Yee...
View ArticleButterfly of the Month - May 2018
Butterfly of the Month - May 2018The Common Posy (Drupadia ravindra moorei)A Common Posy sharing the sweet secretions of a young shoot of the Bandicoot Berry plant with some antsThe month of May is...
View ArticleFestival of Biodiversity 2018!
Festival of Biodiversity 2018!Tampines Mall : 2-3 June 2018It's that time of the year again! Now in its 7th instalment, the Festival of Biodiversity, which started in 2012 at the Singapore Botanic...
View ArticleButterfly Photography Series - Part 4
Butterfly Photography SeriesDigital Post-Processing - Part 4 : Photo Retouching - Layer MaskIn her fourth and final part on digital post-processing tips and tricks, ButterflyCircle member Loh Mei Yee...
View ArticleBioBlitz Singapore
Bioblitz SingaporeCitizen Science Biodiversity Surveys in SingaporeA group of butterfly watchers checking out some puddling Lycaenids along the Rail Corridor during the BioBlitz surveyA BioBlitz is a...
View ArticleLife History of the Banded Yeoman
Life History of the Banded Yeoman (Cirrochroa orissa orissa)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847 Species: orissa C & R Felder, 1861Sub-species:orissa C & R Felder, 1861Wingspan...
View ArticleButterfly of the Month - June 2018
Butterfly of the Month - June 2018The Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus cnejus)A Gram Blue feeding on the flower of the Coat Button (Tridax procumbens)Today is the last day of June, and we are theoretically...
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