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Butterflies and Moths

YC Wee
on 26th March 2016

“Have you seen a lizard and a butterfly in the same video?” asked Lilian Sng. The Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) was on the Lantana (Lantana camara) bush first. Then the […]

YC Wee
on 24th March 2016

“One of my Tussock moth caterpillars died under culture (above). The body was removed but before it could be disposed of, something happened. “Numerous tiny white larvae began to appear […]

YC Wee
on 20th March 2016

“On separate occasions, Maryann Vitudio and Amber Lau brought me caterpillars of the Tussock moth (F: Lymantriidae) to observe. These are rather common. The problem was that the food plants […]

YC Wee
on 15th March 2016

An earlier post describes how the caterpillar weaves a tiny pad on the underside of the leaf before attaching itself and slowly turning into a pupa. Subsequent handling of pupal […]

YC Wee
on 7th March 2016

“I was watching this pair of Common Mormons (Papilio polytes romulus) in what I thought was a fairly normal courtship ritual, when I realised that it was actually the female […]

YC Wee
on 26th February 2016

“Insects are fascinating in their diversity and beauty. I saw this Feather Legged Moth half a kilometre from my home (above). It is a clearwing moth of the Sesiidae family […]

YC Wee
on 24th February 2016

“On 30th December 2015, a Short Banded Sailor (Phaedyma columella singa, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae) was lured by the freshly ripened fruit of Melastoma malabathricum (above, below). “Its flexible proboscis was employed […]

YC Wee
on 19th February 2016

“On the late morning of 25th December 2015, a Plain Nawab (Polyura hebe plautus, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) was perched near the edge of a Simpoh Air (Dillenia indica) leaf (above), basking […]

YC Wee
on 15th February 2016

“On 6th December 2015, the air was infused with the arousing fragrance of freshly bloomed flowers of the Pulai tree (Alstonia sp.). Apart from myself, I was curious to see […]

YC Wee
on 4th February 2016

The Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) eclosed early in the morning of 2nd January 2016. By the time its presence was noticed, it was ready to fly off. In fact it […]

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