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Butterflies Galore! : White Palm Bob
Butterflies Galore! The White Palm Bob (Suastus everyx everyx)This small and insignificant-looking skipper was a new discovery for Singapore when it was first encountered. Perhaps the early authors...
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Butterflies Galore! : Leopard
Butterflies Galore! The Leopard (Phalanta phalantha phalantha)This active and always on the move bright orange butterfly is common and is found mainly in urban parks and gardens where its caterpillar...
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Flight of Fancy @ GB
Flight of Fancy Photography ExhibitionButterflyCircle @ Gardens by the BayA photography exhibition showcasing the biodiversity at Gardens by the Bay was launched on 1 Aug 2013. This exhibition features...
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Butterfly of the Month - August 2013
Butterfly of the Month - August 2013The Mangrove Tree Nymph (Idea leuconoe chersonesia)A magnificent individual of the Mangrove Tree Nymph spotted on Pulau Ubin last monthThe aftermath of the haze that...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Bluebottle
Butterflies Galore!The Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon luctatius)A puddling Common Bluebottle photographed in the nature reserves. This fast-flying "Swallowtail" species would otherwise be very...
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Butterflies Galore! : Narrow Spark
Butterflies Galore!The Narrow Spark (Sinthusa nasaka amba)This small butterfly was a new discovery for Singapore when it was first discovered in 1995 during a survey. It is rather local in distribution...
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Butterflies Galore! : King Crow
Butterflies Galore!The King Crow (Euploea phaenareta castelnaui)This "Crow" is the largest representative of its genus Euploea, which comprise butterflies that are predominantly black or blue with...
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Down Memory Lane - Clipper
Down Memory LaneThe Clipper (Parthenos sylvia lilacinus)This large and showy butterfly used to fly in the forested areas of Singapore, according to the early authors, who listed this species, the...
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Happy 6th Birthday, ButterflyCircle Blog!
Happy 6th Birthday, ButterflyCircle Blog!Over 6 years ago, I was persuaded by my nature-lover friends, Ria Tan and November Tan, to start a blog to share all the photos, stories and information about...
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Life History of the Tree Flitter
Life History of the Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus praba)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Hyarotis Moore, 1881 Species: adrastus Stoll, 1780 Sub-species: praba Moore, 1865 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 34-38mm...
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Butterflies Galore!
Butterflies Galore!The Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa maximinianus)Bird droppings and other mammalian excretions appear to contain nutrition that some butterflies like to feed on. In the forests, we have...
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Down Memory Lane - Orange Gull
Down Memory LaneThe Orange Gull (Cepora iudith malaya)The Orange Gull is a distinctive Pierid in that the whole of the underside of the hindwing is yellow with the tornal area dark orange and brown...
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It's a Bird! No, it's a Butterfly!!
It's a Bird! No, it's a Butterfly!!Jays and AlbatrossesA Common Jay perches on a leafRecently, during a visit to the California Academy of Sciences tropical rainforest conservatory in San Francisco, a...
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Butterflies Galore! : Sumatran Gem
Butterflies Galore!The Sumatran Gem (Poritia sumatrae sumatrae)The Sumatran Gem is a forest-dependent species and is rarely found outside the sanctuary of the deep shady habitats within the nature...
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Butterflies Galore! : Lesser Harlequin
Butterflies Galore! The Lesser Harlequin (Laxita thuisto thuisto)This shade-loving denizen is mainly found in the forested nature reserves of Singapore. It is considered rare and there are times when...
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Butterflies Galore! : Aberrant Oakblue
Butterflies Galore!The Aberrant Oakblue (Arhopala abseus abseus)The distribution of this distinctive but very small Arhopala is quite intriguing. Whilst many of its other related species are mainly...
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Life History of the White Palm Bob
Life History of the White Palm Bob (Suastus everyx everyx)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Suasus Moore, 1881 Species: everyx Mabille, 1883 Sub-species: everyx Mabille, 1883 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Horsfield's Baron
Butterflies Galore! The Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis puseda)The Horsfield's Baron is a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, in that the appearance of the male and female is markedly...
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Butterflies Galore! : Black Tipped Archduke
Butterflies Galore! The Black Tipped Archduke (Lexias dirtea merguia)This shot of a female Black Tipped Archduke was shot in the shaded forested area in the nature reserves. The genus Lexias is...
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Butterflies Galore! : Blue Nawab
Butterflies Galore!The Blue Nawab (Polyura schreiber tisamenus)The Blue Nawab is a moderately rare species in Singapore. It is, however, widely distributed and is as often seen in urban parks and...
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