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Jan 26th
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail with Gan Cheong Weei (6775-9252)
Meeting place: Carpark outside the Emergency Department..
Time: 9.30 am.
This marks the second official outing at the grounds of this hospital.
Working together with the husband and wife team of Mr Tan Wee Lee and Mrs
Rosalind Tan of Alexandra Hospital, BIG has transformed the place into a
butterfly heaven and will continually increase the number of host as well as
nectaring plant species there.
A slide talk will be presented at the auditorium before the walkabout.
Participants will be introduced to some butterflies commonly seen there.
Species spotted here include the very urban Lime Butterfly, the graceful
Painted Jezebel, the fast-flying Common Tit, Common Mormon, Plain Tiger and
the Autumn Leaf. Surprisingly, forest species like Euthalia adonia pinwilli
(aka Green Baron) and Horaga
syrinx maenala do occasionally visit the place.
The walk will last about three to four hours.
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Feb 23rd
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk at Kallang Riverside Park with Simon Chan (9-724-3106)
Meeting place: Station Control
of Kallang MRT.
Time: 9.30 am
Online guide:
information about the park
We will be taking a leisurely stroll in the park and its adjacent
grassland. Be sure to wear long pants. Species common here include the Blue
Pansy, Peacock Pansy, Lesser Grass Blue and many more urban species.
Participants will be captivated by the black and white Cabbage White which
is very common here but seldom seen elsewhere. Some of you may confuse the
faster flying Striped Albatross with the former. Then there is the newly
discovered Zizeeria maha serica, a little blue butterfly similar to Lesser
Grass Blue.
The walk will last about three hours.
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Mar 29th
Saturday
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Butterfly Walk
at Upper Seletar Reservoir with Steven Neo (6433-7509)
Meeting place: Viewing tower.
Time: 9.30 am.
We will be taking a leisurely
stroll around the park which boasts butterflies like Great Mormon, Malay
Lacewing,
Commander, Common Mormon,
Cruiser and many more forest denizens. We hope to see the very rare Dark
Blue
Jungle Glory, the seasonal
Plain Lacewing and the once-a-lifetime encounter, the Chersonesia peraka
peraka. Please bring enough water and
mosquito repellant. This walk will be around 2 hours. |
Apr
19th
Saturday
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Butterfly Walk
at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with Ben Jin
Meeting place: Visitor Centre.
Time: 9.30 am.
We will be walking on the cycling track leading towards the Senapang track.
This part of the world used to be a village and the forest have partially
reclaimed it. Species regularly found here include the Common Posy, Malayan
Egg Fly, Common Mormon, Common Caerulean, Common Faun, a few Sailor species
and many more. We hope to see the endangered but magnificent Common Birdwing.
Please bring enough water and mosquito repellent as the walk will last about
three hours. |
May 17th
Saturday
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Butterfly Walk
at Pulau Ubin with Simon Chan (9724-3106)
Meeting place: Changi Village jetty.
Time: 9.30 am.
From the jetty we will be taking a bum boat ride ($2 each way) to the
idyllic island. Species spotted there include the rare Blue Nawab, Great
Mormon, very common Blue Glassy Tiger and its almost identical cousin
Parantica agleoides agleoides. Remember to bring enough water and mosquito
repellant. The walk will last about three hours (excluding bum boat ride). |
Jun 15th
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with Jing Ling (9-724-3106)
Meet at the Visitor Center at 9:30am. (Neo Tiew Crescent, map 20).
Online guide: Sungai Buloh
Nature Park website and
map of the park.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll in the park on the left side after
the main bridge. Lovelies seen here include the Sumatran Sunbeam, the Blue
Glassy Tiger and the similar looking Dark Glassy Tiger, the fast flying
Banded Swallowtail and the black and white Common Mormon. We might
encounter the rare Blue Nawab.
Participants are advised to speak quietly as Sungei Buloh is a bird sanctuary.
Please bring enough water and insect repellent for this 2~3 hour walk. |
Jun
29th
Sunday
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Fun with
Butterflies with the Education Group
Meeting Place : Singapore Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
Time : 9.30 am
Ever wonder what that yellow butterfly is that flutters about in the
bushes? Or what the caterpillar of an Atlas Moth looks like? If you’re
curious about butterflies and moths, and are between the ages of 5 and 11,
come join us as we learn more about our native species and how to protect
them in the wild. We will also teach you how to set up a caterpillar
terrarium. Bring along your nature journal/notebook and pencil. A nominal
charge of $5 (members) or $10 (non-members) per child will be collected.
To register, please email Vilma at
vdroza@nie.edu.sg or fax in an All-Purpose Form at 67410871
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Jul
13th
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at Telok Blangah Hill Park with
Gan CW (67759242)
Meet at the first car park at Telok Blangah Green Road at 9:30am.
Online guide:
Information about the park.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll around the park.
Jewels seen here include Common Birdwing, Knight, Common Imperial and
Iraota rochana. As the hill is
located close to both urban and forested areas, there is a mix of species
from each habitat. The walk will last about two and a half hours. |
Aug 17th
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at Singapore Island Country Club with Ben Jin
Meeting place: Hut at the
intersection of Venus Drive and Island Club
Road.
Time: 9.30 am.
Species seen here varied from season to season depending on whether there
were flowering trees in the forest. Residents include the graceful Common
Tree Nymph, Commander,
Knight, Malay Viscount, Archduke, Five Bar Swordtail and many more forest denizens.
The Banded Yeoman, Royal Assyrian and Pandita sinope sinope are just some
of the more seasonally common species.
This walk will last about three
hours. |
Sep 20th
Saturday
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Butterfly Walk
at MacRitchie Trail with Steven Neo (6433-7509)
Meeting place:
Little Sisters of the Poor.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
Information about MacRitchie Reservoir and
bus
guide to MacRitchie
This trail ends at the car park
of SICC. Species seen here
include the secretive Royal Assyrian, the seasonal Banded Yeoman and the
similar-looking Rustic, the very rare Dark Blue Jungle Glory, the very
colorful Malay Lacewing and many more commoner species.
This walk will
last about three hours. |
Oct 12th
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at
Pasir Ris Park with Simon Chan
(9748-5465)
Meeting Place: Pasir Ris MRT station.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
information about
the park
Butterflies seen here include mangrove species like the King Crow, Blue
Glassy Tiger, Dark Glassy Tiger, Plain Banded Awl skipper and
many others.
As it is near the town, urban species like the Lime Butterfly and Striped
Albatross can occasionally be
seen.
This walk will
last about three hours. |
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| Dec |
-- No butterfly walk in December -- |
