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Festival of Biodiversity 2013
Festival of Biodiversity 2013Vivocity 13-14 JulyThe Festival of Biodiversity 2013!The Festival of Biodiversity (FOB) is an annual event organized by the National Parks Board in collaboration with the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Five Bar Swordtail
Butterflies Galore!The Five Bar Swordtail (Pathysa antiphates itamputi)This fast-flying "swallowtail" butterfly is always a crowd-pleaser whenever it appears. Usually easier to approach and photograph...
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Down Memory Lane - Chocolate Tiger
Down Memory Lane : Gone Forever?The Chocolate Tiger (Danaus melaneus sinopion)This relatively large Danainae, the Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus sinopion) is common in Malaysia, particularly at...
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Festival of Biodiversity 2013
ButterflyCircle @ Festival of Biodiversity 2013VivoCity - 13 & 14 Jul 2013ButterflyCircle at the Festival of Biodiversity 2013!After last year's successful Festival of Biodiversity held at the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Fluffy Tit
Butterflies Galore!The Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa maximinianus)This long-tailed Lycaenid, or Hairstreak, is moderately common and widespread in distribution. It can be found in urban parks and gardens as...
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Butterflies Galore! : Bigg's Brownie
Butterflies Galore!The Bigg's Brownie (Miletus biggsii biggsii)The Bigg's Brownie is a species of butterfly that belong to the subfamily Miletinae. The caterpillars are considered "carnivorous" as they...
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Butterflies Galore! : Yamfly
Butterflies Galore!The Yamfly (Loxura atymnus fuconius)This brightly coloured Lycaenid is one of two species of butterflies currently known from Singapore, whose caterpillars feed on the young shoots...
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Down Memory Lane - Common Sergeant
Down Memory LaneThe Common Sergeant (Athyma perius perius)The Common Sergeant, one of the species of the genus Athyma, was recorded as extant in Singapore by the early authors. However, there have been...
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Butterfly of the Month - July 2013
Butterfly of the Month - July 2013The Blue Helen (Papilio prexaspes prexaspes)Last month's haze is but a memory now, blown away as quickly as the prevailing winds changed. Our northern neighbour,...
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Butterflies Galore! : Peacock Pansy
Butterflies Galore!The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana javana)The Peacock Pansy is one of four Pansies found in Singapore. Sun-loving butterflies, all the four belong to the genus Junonia, of which there...
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Butterflies Galore! : Spotted Black Crow
Butterflies Galore!The Spotted Black Crow (Euploea crameri bremeri)The subfamily Danainae, often referred to by their collective English Common name of "Tigers and Crows" display aposematic colouration...
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Butterflies Galore! : Orange Emigrant
Butterflies Galore!The Orange Emigrant (Catopsilia scylla cornelia)Amongst the three species of the genus Catopsilia in Singapore, the Orange Emigrant gets my vote for being the prettiest of the three....
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Down Memory Lane - Singleton
Down Memory LaneThe Singleton (Una usta usta)This small butterfly, known as the Singleton, was recorded in the checklists of the early collectors and the authors of the two main reference books on...
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Life History of the Malay Lacewing v2.0
Life History of the Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea hypsina)An earlier version of the life history of the Malay Lacewing can be viewed by clicking this link.Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Cethosia Fabricius,...
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Butterflies Galore! : White Banded Flat
Butterflies Galore!The White Banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara)A colony of the White Banded Flat was re-discovered in Singapore by Nelson Ong and Yiming some time back in Feb 2011. Until then,...
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Butterflies Galore! : Sumatran Sunbeam
Butterflies Galore!The Sumatran Sunbeam (Curetis saronis sumatrana)The Sumatran Sunbeam is one of two species of the genus Curetis that exists in Singapore. Although other species were recorded before,...
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Butterflies Galore! : Banded Swallowtail
Butterflies Galore!The Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion demolion)The Basket Stinkhorn (Dictyophora indusiata) can be found in our nature reserves. However, to encounter this beautiful mushroom,...
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Butterflies Galore! : Lime Butterfly
Butterflies Galore!The Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus)The caterpillars of the Lime Butterfly are often considered a pest of the domestic lime plant that is commonly cultivated as a garden...
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Butterflies Galore! : Aberrant Oakblue
Butterflies Galore! The Aberrant Oakblue (Arhopala abseus abseus)The diminutive Oakblue is one of many species in the genus Arhopala. The many lookalike species in the genus is a nightmare to identify...
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LIfe History of the Royal Assyrian
Life History of the Royal Assyrian (Terinos terpander robertsia)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Terinos Boisduval, 1836Species: terpander Hewitson, 1862Subspecies: robertsia Butler, 1867 Wingspan of Adult...
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