Miletus symethus
petronius is one of the 3 species of Miletus
that can be found in Singapore. It is the most common
species after Miletus biggsii biggsii.
Miletus can usually be found flying about bushes and
shrubs at about eye level at forest edges.
Unlike other butterflies, Miletus
do not visit flowers but feed on secretions of
Homoptera. This photo shows it feeding on
secretion of the Mealy bugs attended by ants.
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The commoner of the two known species of the genus Polyura
in Singapore. The butterfly is greenish white above and
the forewing has a broad black apical border, which is
very wide at the apex, but decreases in width towards the
tornus and base of the costa. Find out more about this butterfly from
this
article.
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Flying Flowers
by Steven Neo, Betty L Khoo and Andrew Tay
The sight of butterflies flitting
and feeding from flower to flower is something that urban
Singaporeans can still appreciate in our parks, but probably few make
the connection between the worm-like fat caterpillar that
chews up the leaves of plants and the gorgeous butterfly
with its exquisitely delicate wings.
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08/12/02
