Updated on 29/09/2009


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122 species featured
 

Papilionidae = 9   Pieridae = 9   Nymphalidae = 49   Lycaenidae = 29   Hesperiidae = 24
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5 New caterpillar photos !
 

Hypolimnas anomala anomala
(Malayan Eggfly)

Coming Soon

Pandita sinope sinope
The Colonel

     

Homodes sp
Moth
Homodes sp.
Moth
Moth
Hawkmoth		 Homodes sp
Homodes sp.		  

  

Papilionidae caterpillars - 9 species
Feeds on Aristolochia tagala
Troides helena
cerberus
(Common Birdwing)
 		 Feeds on Aristolochia tagala
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris
(Common Rose)
Papilio memnon
agenor
(Great Mormon)
Papilio demoleus malayanus
(Lime Butterfly)
Papilio Polytes
 romulus
(Common Mormon)

Papilio demolion demolion
(Banded Swallowtail)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
(Tailed Jay)
Graphium sarpedon luctatius
(Common Blue Bottle)
Chilasa clytia
clytia
(Common Mime)		  

Pieridae caterpillars - 9 species
feeds on Cassia fistula
Catopsilia pomona pomona
(Lemon Emigrant)
Catopsilia pomona pomona
(Lemon Emigrant)		 Feeds on Cassia biflora
Catopsilia scylla
cornelia
(Orange Emigrant)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
(Mottled Emigrant)		  Striped Albatross caterpillar - 30mm
Appias libythea
olferna
(Striped Albatross)

Eurema hecabe
(Common Grass Yellow)
Eurema brigitta
senna
Leptosia nina
malayana
(Psyche)
Pieris canidia
malayana
(Cabbage White)		 Feeds on Dendrophthoe pentandra
Delias hyparete
metarete
(Painted Jezebel)

Nymphalidae caterpillars - 48 species

Nymphalidae - Danainae - 10 species
Feeds Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus
(Plain Tiger)
  
Danaus genutia
genutia
(Common Tiger)		 Parantica agleoides agleoides - 42mm - Feeds on Tylophora spp (Asclepiadaceae)
Parantica agleoides agleoides
(Dark Glassy Tiger)		 Feeds on Tylophora spp (Asclepiadaceae)
Ideopsis vulgaris
macrina
(Blue Glassy Tiger)
Euploea phaenareta castelnaui
(King Crow)

Euploea mulciber mulciber
(Striped Blue Crow)
Euploea crameri
bremeri
(Spotted Black Crow)		 Feeds on Burny Vine - Trophis scandens (Moraceae)
Euploea sp from Ubin - likely
Euploea tulliolus ledereri (Dwarf Crow)
Euploea midamus singapura
(Blue Spotted Crow)
Euploea core
graminifera

Nymphalidae - Satyrinae & Morphinae - 9 species

Mycalesis fusca
fusca
(Malayan Bush Brown)
Mycalesis mineus macromalayana
(Dark Brand Bush Brown)
Elymnias hypermnestra agina
(Common Palmfly)


Elymnias panthera panthera
(Tawny Palmfly)


Elymnias esaca esaca
(Painted Palmfly)

Melaniti zitenius auletes
(Great Evening Brown)
Faunis canens
arcesilas
(Common Faun)
Discophora sondaica despoliata


Ypthima pandocus corticaria
(Common Three Ring)

  

Nymphalidae - Nymphalinae - 28 species

Acraea violae
(Tawny Coster)
Cethosia hypsea
hypsina
(Malay Lacewing) 		Feeds on Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow)
Phalantha phalantha phalantha
(Leopard)
Terinos terpander robertsia
(Royal Assyrian)		 Doleschallia bisaltide australis (Autumn Leaf) - 65 mm
Doleschallia bisaltide australis
(Autumn Leaf) 
 
Junonia almana
javana
(Peacock Pansy)
Junonia hedonia
ida
(Chocolate Pansy)
Junonia orithya
wallacei
(Blue Pansy)
Hypolimnas bolina
bolina
(Great Egg Fly)
Hypolimnas anomala anomala
(Malayan Eggfly)

Athyma nefte
subrata
(Colour Sergeant)
Athyma kanwa
kanwa
(Dot-Dash Sergeant)
Athyma asura
idita
(Studded Sergeant)		  
Moduza procris
milonia
(Commander)		  

Neptis leucoporos
cresina		  
Phaedyma columella
singa
(Short Banded Sailor)
 Neptis hylas
papaja
(Common Sailor)
Pantoporia hordonia hordonia
(Common Lascar)
Pantoporia paraka paraka
(Perak Lascar)

Lebadea martha
parkeri
(Knight)
Parthenos sylvia
lilacinus
Clipper
Eulaceura osteria
kumana
(Purple Duke)
Lexias pardalis
dirteana
(Archduke)
Lexias canescens pardalina

Tenaecia pelea
pelea
(Malay Viscount)
Euthalia monina
monina
 (Malay Baron)
Euthalia adonia
pinwilli
(Green Baron)
Euthalia aconthea
gurda
(The Baron)		  

Nymphalidae - Charaxinae - 2 species

Polyura hebe
plautus
(Plain Nawab)
Polyura schreiber tisamenus
(Blue Nawab)		      

Lycaenidae caterpillars - 29 species

Hypolycaena erylus teatus
(Common Tit)
  
Anthene emolus
goberus
(Ciliate Blue)
Euchrysops cnejus
cnejus
(Gram Blue)
Zizeeria maha
serica
(Pale Grass Blue)		 Zizula hylax pygmea caterpillar (8mm) feeding on Lantana flowers
Zizula hylax
pygmea
(Pygmy Grass Blue)

Zizina otis
lampa
(Lesser Grass Blue)
  
Chilades pandava pandava
(Cycad Blue)
Loxura atymnu fuconius
(Yamfly)
Eooxylides tharis
distanti
(Branded Imperial)
Iraota rochana boswelliana

Arhopala psuedocentaurus
(Centaur Oak Blue)
Arhopala spp
Arhopala major
major
Arhopala abseus
abseus
Flos diardi
capeta

Flos apidanus saturatus
Lampides boeticus
(Pea Blue)
Surendra vivarna amisena
(Acacia Blue)
Tajuria mantra
mantra		 Feeds on Dendrophthoe pentandra
Tajuria cippus
maxentius
(Peacock Royal)
Possibly Rapala manea - 15mm, feeding on Cassia fistula
Rapala pheretima sequiera
(Copper Flash)		 15 mm long - feeds on young leves of Cinnamon
Cheritra freja
friggia
(Common Imperial)
Drupadia ravindra
moorei
(Common Posy)		 Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit) - 18mm
Zeltus amasa maximinianus
( Fluffy Tit )		 Feeds on Ixora sp
Horaga syrinx maenala

Curetis saronis sumatrana
(Sumatran Sunbeam)
Unidentified Lycaenidae caterpillar
from SICC
Unidentified Lycaenidae caterpillar
from SICC
Zemeros flegyas
(The Punchinello)		  
Hesperiidae caterpillars - 24 species

Unknown ID
(Bibasis spp)
  
Bibasis harisa consobrina
(Orange Awlet)
Bibasis sena uniformis
(Orange-Tail Awl)
Badamia exclamationis
(Brown Awl)
Unknown ID
Feeds on grass sp
Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob)
Udaspes folus

(Grass Demon)
Ancistroides nigrita maura
(Chocolate Demon)
Pyroneura latoia
latoia
(Yellow Vein Lancer)
Matapa Aria

(Common Redeye)
 Suastus gremius gremius
Suastus gremius
gremius
(Palm Bob)		 Feeds on Coconut Palm - Cocos nucifera
Erionota acroleuca apicalis
Erionota thrax thrax
(Banana skipper)
Hidari irava
(Coconut Skipper)
Pelopidas assamensis (TBC)

Tagiades calligana
Hesperiidae sp
Hesperiidae spp
Unidentified skipper caterpillar		 Halpe ormenes vilasina - feeds on bamboo leaves
Halpe ormenes
vilasina

Gangara thyrsis
thyrsis
(Giant Redeye)
Unkana ambasa
batara
(Hoary Palmer)
Telicota besta bina
(TBC)
Notocrypta curvifascia
corinda		  

Moth caterpillars
This caterpillar (32mm) feeds on Rambutan leaves This Nettle caterpillar (Limacodidae) (32mm) feeds on Rambutan leaves Pacific Fruit Piercing moth (s fullonia) - 60mm 50mm
Hawk moth Hummingbird Hawk moth 38 mm Atlas moth caterpillar (60mm) feeding on leaf of Melastoma malabathricum This moth caterpillar (25mm) feeds on the Smilex leaf bud
This caterpillar (15mm) was found in a rolled up Smilex leaf About 30 of these hairy red caterpillars (17mm) were feeding on the leaf caterpillar feeding on Resam leaf - 24mm caterpillar feeding gregariously on ficus leaf - 20mm caterpillar feeding on Melastoma - 9mm
~30mm long 30mm long Hawk moth caterpillar - 60mm Feeds on Cratoxylum spp

Parasa chloris
 
Rhynocholaba
acteus

 
Homodes sp
Homodes sp.
 

 


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