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Random Gallery - Mottled Emigrant
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe)Considered an urban butterfly, the Mottled Emigrant is as comfortable in urban parks and gardens as it is in the forested...
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Random Gallery - Dark Glassy Tiger
Random Butterfly Gallery The Dark Glassy Tiger (Parantica agleoides agleoides)Another shot from Gardens by the Bay, featuring a Dark Glassy Tiger feeding on the Marigold flower. One of the ecological...
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Life History of the Grass Demon
Life History of the Grass Demon (Udaspes folus)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Udaspes Moore, 1881 Species: folus Cramer, 1775Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 37-45mmCaterpillar Local Host Plants: Cheilocostus...
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Random Gallery - Blue Pansy
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya wallacei)This week, we continue to feature butterflies shot at Gardens by the Bay (GB). There was apparently a blog that commented that there...
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Random Gallery - Pea Blue
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)The Pea Blue is a widespread and common butterfly, and described to be distributed from southern Europe, throughout Africa, spreading throughout...
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ButterflyCircle in the News!
ButterflyCircle in the News!Shutterbugs on the Prowl© Singapore Press Holdings - ST Life! Weekend article 14 June 2013 by Lea WeeButterflyCircle was featured in a media article about nature...
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Random Gallery - Black Veined Tiger
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Black Veined Tiger (Danaus melanippis hegesippus)Despite the haze, our butterflies still need to go about their daily activities and surviving the best they can in...
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Random Gallery - Common Tiger
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Common Tiger (Danaus genutia genutia)This is the last of a long series of butterflies seen and photographed at Gardens by the Bay. With the planting of appropriate host and...
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Life History of the Banded Demon
Life History of the Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos varians)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889 Species: paralysos Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881Sub-species: varians Plötz,...
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Random Gallery - Malayan Eggfly
Random Butterfly GalleryThe Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala anomala)A break in the haze over the weekend prompted some ButterflyCircle members like Loke PF to get out in the sunshine and relatively...
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A Loitering Vagrant captured in Singapore!
A Loitering Vagrant captured in Singapore!Featuring the Vagrant (Vagrans sinha sinha)A vagrant is generally understood as "one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place...
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Down Memory Lane - Orange Albatross
Down Memory Lane : Gone Forever?The Orange Albatross (Appias nero figulina)This new weekday short article series features some butterfly species that were previously recorded in checklists of the early...
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Butterfly of the Month - June 2013
Butterfly of the Month - June 2013The Rustic (Cupha erymanthis lotis)Tomorrow will be the last day of June, and we will cross the halfway mark for 2013. It seems like only yesterday that we were...
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Butterflies Galore! : Chocolate Pansy
Butterflies Galore!The Chocolate Pansy (Junonia hedonia ida)On this first day of July, our weekday mini articles will take on a new series called Butterflies Galore! We will feature the awesome works...
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Butterflies Galore! : Malayan Sunbeam
Butterflies Galore!The Malayan Sunbeam (Curetis santana malayica)The majority of the Sunbeam butterflies of the genus Curetis feature orange and black uppersides and silvery grey undersides. When in...
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Butterflies Galore! : Malay Viscount
Butterflies Galore!The Malay Viscount (Tanaecia pelea pelea)Of the two species of the genus Tanaecia found in Singapore, the Malay Viscount is by far the commoner. It is a forest dependent species and...
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Down Memory Lane - Smaller Wood Nymph
Down Memory Lane : Gone Forever?The Smaller Wood Nymph (Ideopsis gaura perakana)A long time ago, this black-and-white butterfly was recorded in Singapore. Both the reference books by the early authors...
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Life History of the Chequered Lancer
Life History of the Chequered Lancer (Plastingia naga)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: PlastingiaButler, 1870Species: nagade Nicèville, 1884Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 38-45mmCaterpillar Local Host Plant:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Little Maplet
Butterflies Galore!The Little Maplet (Chersonesia paraka paraka)This small butterfly is forest dependent and rarely strays outside the sanctuary of the nature reserves in Singapore. It has a habit of...
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Butterflies Galore! : Elbowed Pierrot
Butterflies Galore! The Elbowed Pierrot (Caleta elna elvira)In butterfly photography, one has to look for both the big and small butterflies to fully appreciate their beauty and diversity. Whilst it is...
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