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Updated on
February, 2008 |
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Another new species
discovered in Singapore! |
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A female Bibasis sena about to lay an egg |
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During one of our weekend rambles
into the forest sometime in March, Gan spotted some rolled up
leaves on a tree. Opening one up, he found a colourful caterpillar
of the Hesperiidae or Skipper family inside. Taking
it home to rear until maturity, he made a startling discovery. It
was an Orange-tailed Awl (Bibasis sena uniformis), a
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We may have
overlooked the existence of this species because at a glance
the adult looks similar to another commoner species, the Plain
Banded Awl (Hasora vitta vitta) shown on the
right. The differences are clear
when viewed from the attached photographs. The former has an
orange tip to its tail and a broader white band while the
latter has a black tip and a narrower band.
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Xanthotaenia busiris busiris
Yellow Barred |
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The Yellow Barred is usually encountered during the
early hours of the day. It flies very close to the ground
and is often in the company of the Common Faun (Faunis
canens arcesilas).
This butterfly is now extinct in Singapore .
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Polyura hebe plautus
The Plain Nawab
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.
more ..
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A Pretty
Visitor From Thailand
by Simon Chan
In this article, Simon Chan recounts how he
chanced upon a butterfly which he could not
identify while he was back in his home town , Petaing Jaya
during the 2002 Chinese New Year. The
butterfly turns out to be a migrant from
Thailand !
more ...
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Saved from
the Fog of Hell !
By Steven Neo - Apr 2003
"Steven, Steven, I need your help. The
Birdwing has just hatched but the pest control
guys are coming any minute to fog my garden! "
For one blur moment, as I held the phone,
I wondered if I was the victim of an April
Fool's joke.
But the desperate tone of Evelyn's voice sank in and I
recalled that the beautiful Birdwing Butterflies were breeding in her
condo garden ...
more ...
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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.
more ...
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26/06/03 |
Sighted Malay Lacewing near
the Golden Shoe Hawker Centre |
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14/06/03 |
Sighted Everes lacturnus rileyi
(Indian Cupid) at Pulau Ubin |
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25/05/03 |
Found 5 empty pupa of the Euripus
nyctelius eupleoides (Courtesan) on a plant at
Upper Pierce. |
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12/04/03 |
Sighted Bindahara phocides
phocides
at Upper Seletar |
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01/03/03 |
Sighted Danaus melanippus
hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger)
at Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail |
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08/02/03 |
Sighted Zizeeria maha serica
at Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail |
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04/01/03 |
Sighted Euploea tulliolus
ledederi (Dwarf Crow) at Sime Forest. |
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01/01/03 |
Singted a pair of Idea leuconoe
clara at Sime Forest again ! |
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