Place : Bukit Timah Nature Reserve - Senapang trail
Date : 13-04-2002 9:30am - 1:00pm
Type : Public walk
Participants : Gan, Simon, Steven, Khew & 24 participants
Total Counts : 43
Highlights : Common Birdwing, Neptis harita, Pandita sinope, Malayan Sunbeam, King Crow, Fluffy Tit
Submitted By : Gan

It was a clear and sunny day.  We gathered at the visitor center and were treated to a dance by a Magpie Crow and a Malayan Eggfly, 2 regular visitors at the BTNR Visitor Center.  At the NParks parking area opposite to the Visitor Center, we spotted a Common Birdwing and their eggs near an Aristolochia bush.  Along the track, we spotted even more butterflies : Neptis harita, Pandita sinope, King Crow, Fluffy Tit, Yamfly, Malayan Sunbeam...  All in all we counted 43 butterflies !  Click here to view photos from the walk.


The is the list of butterflies spotted :

          Papilionidea
  1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing)
  2. Chilasa clytia clytia (Common Mime)
  3. Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail)
  4. Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
  5. Graphium evemon eventus (Blue Jay)

    Pieridae
  6. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
  7. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
  8. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
  9. Eurema spp

    Nymphalidae
  10. Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow)
  11. Euploea eyndhovii gardineri (Striped Black Crow)
  12. Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Magpie Crow)
     
  13. Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)
  14. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
  15. Mycalesis spp
  16. Ypthima spp
  17. Faunis canens arcesilas (Common Faun)
     
  18. Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)
  19. Vindula dejone erotella (Cruiser)
  20. Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)
  21. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
  22. Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
  23. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
  24. Doleschallia bisaltide australis (Autumn Leaf)
  25. Neptis harita harita
  26. Neptis leucoporos cresina
  27. Lasippa tiga siaka (Burmese Lascar)
  28. Pandita sinope sinope
  29. Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malay Viscount)
  30. Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron)
  31. Polyura hebe plautus

    Lycaenidae
  32. Curetis santana malayica (Malayan Sunbeam)
  33. Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot)
  34. Acytolepis puspa lambi (Common Hedge Blue)
  35. Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)
  36. Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line-Blue)
  37. Loxura atymnus fuconius (Yamfly)
  38. Eooxylides tharis distanti (Branded Imperial)
  39. Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit)
  40. Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit)

    Hesperiidae
  41. Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat)
  42. Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob)
  43. Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)

 
   


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