| Place |
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Alexandra Hospital Butterfly trail |
| Date |
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26-01-2003 9:30am - 1:30pm |
| Type |
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Public walk |
| Participants |
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Gan, Khew, Simon, Ben Jin, Jing Ling & 40 members |
| Total Counts |
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29 |
| Highlights |
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Palm King, Blue Nawab, Common Imperial, Rapala
pheretima |
| Submitted By |
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Simon |
These are the list of butterflies seen
during the walk :
- Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
- Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
- Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
- Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
- Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
- Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
- Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
- Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
- Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
- Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger) both forms
- Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
- Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow)
- Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
many adults, a cat and 3 pupae
- Mycalesis mineus macromalayana (Dark Brand Bush Brown)
- Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Palm King)
- Phalantha phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
- Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
- Doleschallia bisaltide australis (Autumn Leaf)
- Phaedyma columella singa (Short Banded Sailor)
- Euthalia aconthea gurda (The Baron)
- Euthalia adonia pinwilli (Green Baron) one male
- Polyura hebe plautus (aka Plain Nawab)
- Polyura schreiber tisamenus (aka Blue Nawab)
- Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)
- Zizula hylax pygmea (Pygmy Blue)
- Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue)
- Cheritra freja friggia (Common Imperial) two
specimens
- Rapala pheretima sequiera (just one)
- Iambrix salsala salsala (Chestnut Bob)
Also found a caterpillar of Arhopala pseudocentaurus nakula (Centaur
OakBlue ) attended by Kerengga ants on Eugenia grandis tree. Also found
what looks like a Tajuria mantra mantra pupa.
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