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Butterflies Galore! : Colour Sergeant
Butterflies Galore!The Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte subrata)The Colour Sergeant has two female forms - f-neftina with orange and black bands, and f-subrata with brown and black bands. Of the two...
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Life History of the Orange Emigrant
Life History of the Orange Emigrant (Catopsilia scylla cornelia)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Catopsilia Hübner, 1819 Species: scylla Linnaeus, 1763Subspecies: cornelia Fabricius, 1787Wingspan of Adult...
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Butterflies Galore! : Colonel
Butterflies Galore! The Colonel (Pandita sinope sinope)This skittish species is a moderately rare butterfly in Singapore, but can be seen in areas where its caterpillar host plant, Uncaria sp., is...
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Butterflies Galore! : Apefly
Butterflies Galore!The Apefly (Spalgis epius epius)The common name for this species probably originated from its pupa which, when viewed from a certain angle, resembles the face of an ape. The species...
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Butterflies Galore! : Peacock Royal
Butterflies Galore!The Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus maxentius)The Peacock Royal is a widely distributed butterfly in Singapore, and can be encountered as regularly in urban parks and gardens as it is...
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Two More Nymphalidae Make it 308!
Two More Nymphalidae Make it 308!Additions to the Singapore Butterfly ChecklistHorace Tan shot this mysterious orange butterfly in the nature reservesWhilst out on a leaf-run to document the early...
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Butterflies Galore! : Banded Swallowtail
Butterflies Galore! The Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion demolion)This fast-flying swallowtail can be common at times. Last Sunday, I was out with young ButterflyCircle member Jonathan Soong, when...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Rose
Butterflies Galore!The Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris)This pretty swallowtail is very local in distribution, and oftentimes found in the vicinity where its caterpillar host plant,...
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Life History of the Common Dartlet
Life History of the Common Dartlet (Oriens gola pseudolus)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Oriens Evans, 1932 Species: gola Moore, 1877 Sub-species: pseudolus Mabille, 1883 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 22-27mm...
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Butterflies Galore! : Tree Yellow
Butterflies Galore!The Tree Yellow (Gandaca harina distanti)The Tree Yellow is the only representative of the genus Gandaca in Singapore and Malaysia. It is distinctive in that the underside is...
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Butterflies Galore! : Metallic Caerulean
Butterflies Galore!The Metallic Caerulean (Jamides alecto ageladas)This Lycaenid was re-discovered by ButterflyCircle members in 2008 when a colony of the species was found at the now-gone Mandai...
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Butterfly of the Month - November 2013
Butterfly of the Month - November 2013The Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus)A two-in-one shot, showing the upper and under side of the Lime ButterflyThe month of November is upon us all too...
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Malayan Birdwing sighted again
Malayan Birdwing (Troides amphrysus ruficollis)Another sighting of this giant birdwing!Back in March 2011, I found the caterpillar of the Malayan Birdwing (Troides amphrysus ruficollis) at Alexandra...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Three Ring
Butterflies Galore!The Common Three Ring (Ypthima pandocus corticaria)This "Cinderella" of butterflies is unlikely to raise the heart rate of butterfly photographers or create any sort of excitement...
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Life History of the Copper Flash
Life History of the Copper Flash (Rapala pheretima sequeira)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Rapala Moore, 1881Species: pheretima Hewitson, 1863 Subspecies:sequeiraDistant, 1885 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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Butterflies Galore! : Malay Lacewing
Butterflies Galore!The Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea hypsina)The Malay Lacewing is one of three species of the genus Cethosia that occurs in Singapore. One of the species, the Plain Lacewing, was...
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Butterflies Galore! : Great Eggfly
Butterflies Galore!The Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina bolina)This "Eggfly" occurs as two different subspecies in Singapore - Hypolimnas bolina bolina (known as the Great Eggfly), and Hypolimnas bolina...
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Butterflies Galore! : Great Mormon
Butterflies Galore!The Great Mormon (Papilio memnon agenor)Over here in Singapore, the large flower of the Hibiscus (Malaysia's national flower) does not appear to attract butterflies very often. Is...
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Butterflies Galore! : Bamboo Tree Brown
Butterflies Galore!The Bamboo Tree Brown (Lethe europa malaya)This skittish Satyrinae often lurks in the shaded areas in the vicinity of bamboo clumps and remain well camouflaged until it is disturbed....
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Silent Voices in the Wilderness
Silent Voices in the WildernessButterflies in MacRitchie Forest A female Plane (Bindahara phocides phocides) a rare Lycaenid that is found only in our forested nature reservesWhen the Land Transport...
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