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Butterflies Galore! : Two Spotted Line Blue
Butterflies Galore!The Two Spotted Line Blue (Nacaduba biocellata)This very small Lycaenid was photographed some time back in 2004 but was kept in the "UFO folder" until more reliable sightings and a...
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Butterflies Galore! : Striped Blue Crow
Butterflies Galore!The Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber mulciber)This Crow is the most commonly encountered species of the genus Euploea in Singapore, and probably the most attractive. The...
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Butterflies Galore! : Lime Butterfly
Butterflies Galore!The Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus)The Lime Butterfly is a common urban species that is widely distributed across Singapore. It is mainly found in urban parks and...
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New Record of a 4th Prosotas species
New Record of a 4th Prosotas in SingaporeDiscovery of Prosotas aluta nanda The Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae species often pose a great challenge to identification, with many lookalikes with very similar...
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Butterflies Galore! : Malayan Snow Flat
Butterflies Galore! The Malayan Snow Flat (Tagiades calligana)There are four species of the "Snow Flats" belonging to the genus Tagiades that can be found in Singapore. The "Flats" belong to the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Ultra Snow Flat
Butterflies Galore!The Ultra Snow Flat (Tagiades ultra ultra)The Ultra Snow Flat is another relatively rare species of the Tagiades genus. Of the four species extant in Singapore, this species is very...
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Butterflies Galore! : Large Snow Flat
Butterflies Galore!The Large Snow Flat (Tagiades gana gana)This is the 3rd member of the Tagiades species in the series. Compare the white tornal area on the hindwing and the spots with the Malayan...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Snow Flat
Butterflies Galore! The Common Snow Flat (Tagiades japetus atticus)This all-brown upperside Snow Flat is the last of the four species of the Tagiades genus that is found in Singapore. It is the...
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A Chiangmai Expedition
A Chiangmai ExpeditionMark Wong shares his Thai adventureIn recent years, many ButterflyCircle members have made forays further afield to shoot butterflies. After many years of recording the butterfly...
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Butterflies Galore! : Tailed Jay
Butterflies Galore!The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon agamemnon)This "Swallowtail" of the genus Graphium is relatively common in urban areas where its host plants are cultivated. Its polyphagous...
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Butterflies Galore! : Cruiser
Butterflies Galore!The Cruiser (Vindula dejone erotella)The Cruiser is a good example of sexual dimorphism in butterflies. This is phenomenon where the male and female of a species appear distinctly...
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Life History of the Malayan Five Ring
Life History of Malayan Five Ring (Ypthima horsfieldi humei )Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Ypthima Hübner, 1818Species: horsfieldi Moore, 1884 Subspecies: humei Elwes & Edwards, 1893 Wingspan of Adult...
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Butterflies Galore! : Branded Imperial
Butterflies Galore! The Branded Imperial (Eooxylides tharis distanti)This pretty long-tailed Lycaenid is relatively common in Singapore's forested areas, usually in the vicinity of its caterpillar host...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Tiger
Butterflies Galore!The Common Tiger (Danaus genutia genutia)The flowers, stems and pods of the Rattlebox Pea (Crotalaria retusa) often attract species of the Danainae sub-family to feed on them. Whilst...
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Butterflies Galore! : Common Birdwing
Butterflies Galore!The Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus)The Common Birdwing is one of the Troides spp that is a CITES-protected species (the genus Troides is listed in Appendix II of protected...
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Butterfly of the Month - February 2014
Butterfly of the Month - February 2014The Hieroglyphic Flat (Odina hieroglyphica ortina)February 2014 heralded the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar. Unlike last year, when it was...
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Butterflies Galore! : Spotted Judy
Butterflies Galore! The Spotted Judy (Abisara geza niya)The Riodinids, collectively called "Metalmarks" for the metallic spots of some of the species in the family, are quite unique in the way the...
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Butterflies Galore! : Yellow Chequered Lancer
Butterflies Galore!The Yellow Chequered Lancer (Plastingia pellonia)At a glance, this skipper looks very much like its more frequently-encountered cousin, the Chequered Lancer (Plastingia naga)....
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Butterflies Galore! : Ancyra Blue
Butterflies Galore!The Ancyra Blue (Catopyrops ancyra aberrans)The Ancyra Blue was a new discovery for Singapore when it was first encountered on Pulau Ubin some time ago in June 2005. Since then, this...
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Life History of the Common Five Ring
Life History of Common Five Ring (Ypthima baldus newboldi)Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Ypthima Hübner, 1818Species: baldus Fabricius, 1775 Subspecies: newboldi Distant, 1882 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly:...
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