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Life History of the Influent Royal
Life History of the Influent Royal (Tajuria dominus dominus)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Tajuria Moore, 1881Species: dominus Druce, 1895 Subspecies: dominus Hewitson, 1878Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterfly of the Month - December 2022
Butterfly of the Month - December 2022The Barred Line Blue (Prosotas aluta nanda)A Barred Line Blue on tiptoe puddling at a sandy streambank in the nature reserves of SingaporeDecember and Christmas...
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Butterfly of the Month - January 2022
Butterfly of the Month - January 2022The Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide)An Autumn Leaf ssp ? bisaltide var feeding at the yellow cultivar of Lantana camaraWe continue with our Butterfly of the...
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Life History of the Common Onyx
Life History of the Common Onyx (Horaga onyx sardonyx) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Horaga Moore, 1881 Species: onyx Moore, 1858 Subspecies: sardonyx Fruhstorfer, 1914 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 23-26 mm...
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Butterfly of the Month - February 2023
Butterfly of the Month - February 2023The Common Caerulean (Jamides celeno aelianus)A mating pair of Common Caeruleans perched on a blade of grassFollowing up on the theme of astrological (or zodiac)...
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Butterfly of the Month - March 2023
Butterfly of the Month - March 2023The Golden Royal (Pseudotajuria donatana donatana)The month of March (at least two-thirds of it) belongs to the astrological sign Pisces. If you are born between 19...
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Butterfly of the Month - April 2023
Butterfly of the Month - April 2023The White Banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara)A White Banded Flat sunbathing on a leaf of the Fishtail Palm All too soon, the fourth month of 2023 has come and...
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Life History of the Flash Royal
Life History of the Flash Royal (Tajuria deudorix ingeni)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Tajuria Moore, 1881Species: deudorix Hewitson, 1869 Subspecies: ingeni Corbet, 1948Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 28-34mm...
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Butterfly of the Month - May 2023
Butterfly of the Month - May 2023The Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus goberus)A Ciliate Blue feeding on a damp wooden logTime flies, and the month of May is almost over as we head for June and towards the...
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Life History of the Cowan's Flash
Life History of the Cowan's Flash (Rapala cowani) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Rapala Moore, 1881Species: cowani Corbet, 1939 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 31-33mmCaterpillar Local Host Plant: Xylocarpus...
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Butterfly of the Month - June 2023
Butterfly of the Month - June 2023The Darky PlushBlue (Flos anniella anniella)Half of the year 2023 is almost over, as we wind down towards the last days of June. Did you manage to achieve what you...
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Life History of the Common Sergeant
Life History of the Common Sergeant (Athyma perius perius) Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Athyma Westwood, 1850Species: perius Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies: perius Linnaeus, 1758 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Life History of the Chocolate Albatross
Life History of the Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida vasava)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Appias Hübner, 1819Species: lyncida Cramer, 1777Subspecies: vasava Fruhstorfer, 1910Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterfly of the Month - July 2023
Butterfly of the Month - July 2023The Eliot's Cornelian (Deudorix elioti)An Eliot's Cornelian perched on a leaf at the forest edge of Singapore's nature reservesWe are into the second half of the year...
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Butterfly of the Month - August 2023
Butterfly of the Month - August 2023The Large Fourline Blue (Nacaduba pactolus odon)A Large Fourline Blue feeding on the flowers of the Mile-A-Minute climberTwo thirds of the year 2023 have come and...
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Butterfly of the Month - September 2023
Butterfly of the Month - September 2023The Silver Royal (Ancema blanka blanka)On this last day of September 2023, the Chinese community all around the world herald this year's Mid Autumn Festival (or...
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Butterfly of the Month - October 2023
Butterfly of the Month - October 2023The Pygmy Posy (Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia)A Pygmy Posy forages at a young shoot of the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica)As we bid October 2023 farewell, watchers...
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2023
Butterfly of the Month - November 2023Cowan's Red Flash (Rapala cowani)A Cowan's Red Flash perched on a Heliconia flowerOn this final day of November 2023, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....
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Life History of the Jewelled Grass Blue
Life History of the Jewelled Grass Blue (Freyeria putli)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Fryeria Courvoisier, 1920Species: putli Kollar, 1844 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 12-16mmCaterpillar Local Host Plant:...
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Life History of the Pale Fourline Blue
Life History of the Pale Fourline Blue (Nacaduba hermus swatipa)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Nacaduba Moore, 1881Species: hermus C. Felder, 1860Subspecies: swatipa Corbet, 1938Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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