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The Fruit Feeders
The Fruit FeedersFruit-feeding butterflies in SingaporeA Saturn (Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus) feeding on a fermenting fruit on the forest floor in the nature reservesButterflies' liquid diet can...
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Butterfly of the Month - September 2019
Butterfly of the Month - September 2019The Common Duffer (Discophora sondaica despoliata)A portrait of a butterfly : A freshly eclosed Common Duffer perched on flowers of Lantana camaraWe tread into...
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Butterfly Photography at Our Local Parks - Sg Buloh Wetland Reserve
Butterfly Photography at Our Local ParksFeaturing : Sg Buloh Wetland Reserve (Migratory Bird Trail)A pristine Dark Tit (Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides) perchs on a leaf at SBWRRecently, I made a...
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Singapore's Royalty - Part 1
Singapore's Royalty - Part 1Featuring the Royal Butterflies of SingaporeA Chocolate Royal basks in the sun with its wings opened to show the majestic purple uppersidesThis weekend's blogpost takes a...
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Singapore's Royalty - Part 2
Singapore's Royalty - Part 2Featuring the Royal Butterflies of SingaporeA male Banded Royal opening its wings to sunbathe at Bt Timah Nature ReserveIn this second part of our weekend's feature...
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Leafy Disguises
Leafy DisguisesMasquerade mimicry in ButterfliesAn Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus siamensis) puddlingCertain species of butterflies adopt various means and ways to fool predators so that they can...
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Butterfly of the Month - October 2019
Butterfly of the Month - October 2019The Lance Sergeant (Athyma pravara helma)A Lance Sergeant sunbathing on top of a fernWe are now into the 10th month of the year 2019, and climate change and...
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Chiangmai 2019
Chiangmai 2019A Newbies' Outing to ChiangmaiA Paris Peacock feeding on a flower at Chiangdao Wildlife SanctuaryA year and a half since my last outing to Chiangmai, our favourite butterflying location...
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Barons of Singapore
The Barons of SingaporeFeaturing the Baron butterflies of SingaporeA male Horsfield's Baron basks in the bright sunshineIn medieval times, Barons are members of a specific rank of nobility, especially...
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2019
Butterfly of the Month - November 2019The Sumatran Gem (Poritia sumatrae sumatrae)A Sumatran Gem perches on a leaf in the shaded forest understorey with its wings folded uprightWe are now into the 2nd...
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Black and White
Black and WhiteFeaturing some black and white butterfliesButterflies are traditionally portrayed as pretty insects adorned in all colours of the spectrum, fluttering gracefully amongst flowers. Moths,...
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Flight of the Imperials
Flight of the ImperialsFeaturing Singapore's Imperial ButterfliesA Branded Imperial perches on a leaf in the shaded forest understoreyThe English word "imperial" is usually used to refer to things or...
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Relative Abundance Indicators
Butterflies : Relative Abundance IndicatorsFrom Common to RareA Malay Lacewing feeding on the flower of Lantana camara at Central Catchment Area. Circa 2005A friend recently asked me, "so has your...
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Butterflies of South Africa
Feature Book :Butterflies of South AfricaA friend who recently visited South Africa managed to get me a copy of the Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa by Steve Woodhall. A prolific author of...
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Butterfly Eyespots
Butterfly EyespotsOcelli on A Butterfly's WingsAn eyespot on a butterfly's wing, complete with "pupil and iris", and a reflective highlight - all created by the evolutionary adaptation of the scales on...
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Butterfly of the Month - December 2019
Butterfly of the Month - December 2019The Yellow Archduke (Lexias canescens pardalina)A Yellow Archduke foraging amongst the leaf litter along a shaded forest pathAnd we reach December 2019, the final...
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Occasional Visitors
Occasional VisitorsStrays and Vagrants to SingaporeA Vagrant puddling with open wingsDuring the Northeast monsoon season in the region, the prevailing winds herald the wet season in Southeast Asia. The...
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2019 - Looking Back
ButterflyCircle 2019 - Looking Back...The Year in ReviewA Blue Helen (Papilio prexaspes prexaspes) puddlingWe are now into the final two days of this decade that started 10 years ago in 2010. In less...
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The Urbanites
The UrbanitesButterflies in urban habitatsJust a couple of days into the new year, I was driving along a major road in Singapore's Central Business District. Despite being in the heart of the city and...
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Nawabs of Singapore
The Nawabs of SingaporePolyura species found in SingaporeContemporaneous literature and references indicate that there were four Polyura species recorded from Singapore - the Common Nawab (Polyura...
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