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The Butterfly Labial Palps
The Butterfly Labial PalpsLabial Palps of the Butterfly - Its Olfactory Sensory SystemThe exceptionally hairy labial palps of a Common Three RingEvery butterfly possesses labial palps (or palpi) - a...
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Interpretative Signage in Butterfly Gardens
Butterfly GardensImportance of Interpretative SignageIn recent times, there has been a greater interest in setting up free-ranging butterfly gardens (not the enclosed gardens in a zoo-like environment)...
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Butterfly of the Month - July 2018
Butterfly of the Month - July 2018The Purple Bush Brown (Mycalesis orseis nautilus)The month of July 2018 will probably be most remembered for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a miraculous cavern...
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Sergeants of Singapore
The Sergeants of SingaporeFeaturing the 5 Athyma species in SingaporeA female form-neftina Colour Sergeant feeds on the ripened fruit of the Straits RhododendronThe genus Athyma comprises of...
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Butterfly Survey @ Zoo
Butterfly Biodiversity ProjectButterfly Survey at Mandai ZooWRS Invertebrate team and ButterflyCircle membersThe Singapore Zoo, previously known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens, but often referred...
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Book Review : Butterflies of Vietnam
Book Review : Common Butterflies of VietnamDedicated books on Vietnam ButterfliesA recent business trip to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in South Vietnam led me to a local bookshop near the hotel...
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Butterfly of the Month - August 2018
Butterfly of the Month - August 2018The Banded Yeoman (Cirrochroa orissa orissa)A Banded Yeoman puddling on the ground Just over a week ago, the Republic of Singapore celebrated its 53rd birthday on 9...
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Sailors of Singapore
Sailors of SingaporeFeaturing the Sailor butterflies of SingaporeShort Banded Sailor feeding on Ixora flowersAmongst the black-and-white striped butterflies of the sub-family Limetidinidae, we...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Windsor Nature Park
Butterfly Photography at Our Local ParksFeaturing : Windsor Nature ParkThis weekend's blogpost features one of Singapore's nature parks, Windsor Nature Park. Located off Venus Drive in the Upper...
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Butterfly of the Month - September 2018
Butterfly of the Month - September 2018The Chocolate Demon (Ancistroides nigrita maura)A Chocolate Demon sends its exceedingly long proboscis deep into the flower of the Torch Ginger for nectarJust...
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Taxonomic Classification in Butterflies
Taxonomic Classification in ButterfliesWhat is a Subspecies?The Swedish naturalist, Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) pioneered the internationally recognised naming system for every creature and...
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Three Helens
Three HelensFeaturing the Helen butterflies of SingaporeA Great Helen feeding on the yellow cultivar of Ixora javanicaThe genus Papilio features a number of large and showy swallowtail butterflies....
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Proning - Getting Down on It!
Butterfly PhotographyProning Techniques - Getting Down on It!Butterfly photography can be a very rewarding hobby where a photographer enjoys hunting, stalking and then 'shooting' his/her prey. The...
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Butterfly Watch - Seasonality Study
Butterfly Watch - Seasonality StudyButterfly Phenology in SingaporeI recently attended a talk by NParks' staff Zhou Boyi (Conservation Division) and Joy Wong (National Biodiversity Centre Division) on...
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Butterfly of the Month - October 2018
Butterfly of the Month - October 2018The Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia aspasia)A female Yellow Glassy Tiger feeding on Lantana camara flowerThe year 2018 crawls along into its tenth month and...
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Lancers of Singapore
Lancers of SingaporeFeaturing the Lancer skippersThe rare Yellow Chequered Lancer (Plastingia pellonia) perches on a leafThis weekend's blogpost focuses on a group of butterflies in the Hesperiidae...
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Butterfly Anatomy
Butterfly Anatomy : Part 1Scientific Names For Different Parts of a ButterflyNames for the different parts of the forewing of a butterflyIn the appreciation of butterflies, nature's winged jewels, it...
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Butterfly Anatomy : Part 2
Butterfly Anatomy : Part 2Wing Venation on a Butterfly's WingsThe prominently darkened veins on the hindwing of the Common Birdwing illustrates the wing venation and all the veins that originate from...
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Butterfly Anatomy : Part 3
Butterfly Anatomy : Part 3Interior Regions of Butterfly WingsIn Part 1 and Part 2 of the previous weeks' articles on butterfly anatomy, we learned about the naming of the various parts of a butterfly....
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2018
Butterfly of the Month - November 2018The Common Awl (Hasora badra badra)A pristine Common Awl perches on a palm leafWe are into the second last month of 2018 already! We can feel Christmas round the...
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