Place : Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail
Date : 21-07-2002 9:30am - 1:00pm
Type : Public walk
Participants : Gan, Ben Jin, Rosalind, Wee Lee  and 24 participants
Total Counts : 14
Highlights : Plain Tigers, Leopards, mating pair of Pygmy Blue, 11cm long hawk moth caterpillar and a Collared Kingfisher
Submitted By : Gan
 

This is our first walk at the Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail.
The walk started with a slide presentation showing the flowering plants, host plants and butterflies that can be found at the hospital compound.  We then went down to the Butterfly Trail where we saw many Plain Tigers gliding gracefully, the Emigrants zigzagging from flower to flower and the Leopards circling the Weeping Willow tree looking for young leaves to lay their eggs .  Rosalind then showed the participants the hospital's nursery, Zoo style open concept toilets and mini gardens all around the hospital. The group then adjourned back to the auditorium where light refreshments were served, compliments from Alexandra Hospital.

This is the list of butterflies spotted :

  1. Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
     
  2. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
  3. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
  4. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
  5. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
  6. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
     
  7. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
     
  8. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
  9. Phalantha phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
     
  10. Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue)
  11. Zizula hylax pygmea (Pygmy Blue)
  12. Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)
     
  13. Suastes gremius gremius
  14. Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob)
   


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