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![Acherontia styx medusa [LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Acherontia-styx-medusa-LeongTziMing-q8dg23u46tuuemrq1razy7cdqbrh2u6gmx06gqfzw0.jpg "Acherontia styx medusa [LeongTziMing]")
The earlier posting on “Death’s Head Hawk Moth – pupal development” identified the moth as Acherontia lachesis. This is incorrect. According to Dr Leong Tzi Ming, it should be Acherontia […]
![Daeth'sMaskHawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis) pwyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DaethsMaskHawkmoth-Acherontia-lachesis-pwyc-q8dfniec2fvk4lyy9y6jqdxpnxpak18iaobr7232i8.jpg "Daeth’sMaskHawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis) pwyc]")
Amber Lau brought me a big fat caterpillar clinging on to a branch of Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) that grows in her house fronting mine (above). I was told that […]
![1-3. AtlasMoth [KhewSK] 3](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-3.-AtlasMoth-KhewSK-3-q8dfp1ut9nzh5lqea45jbhxwpo3y66co6ateidsub4.jpg "1-3. AtlasMoth [KhewSK] 3")
Episode 3: The Circle of Life The meticulous documentation of the life cycle of the Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) in Episodes 1 and Episode 2 return to complete the story […]
![Cyana sp. cocoon-pupa [ChanYokeMeng] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Cyana-sp.-cocoon-pupa-ChanYokeMeng-1-q8dfjtv3asu4nlbgruw5gtdpwlujepmcsgcaj1jkvk.jpg "Cyana sp. cocoon-pupa [ChanYokeMeng] – 1")
On the morning of 21st October 2015, Dr V. H. Lee came across an intricate cage-like cocoon attached to a leaf in the forest around Upper Seletar (above, below). Inside […]
![1. [KhewSK] Attacus-atlas-(Atlas-Moth)-01---Khew-Sin-Khoon](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1.-KhewSK-Attacus-atlas-Atlas-Moth-01-Khew-Sin-Khoon-q8dg4z8d2lsdvqlj9zzykh932pluljkxp4rl966ovk.jpg "1. [KhewSK] Attacus-atlas-(Atlas-Moth)-01—Khew-Sin-Khoon")
Atlas Moth: 2. The Transformation is Complete The unexpected arrival of a pair of Atlas Moths (Attacus atlas) at my porch left me with about 250 eggs. These eggs, usually […]
![AtlasMoth 1 - 01 [KhewSK]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/AtlasMoth-1-01-KhewSK-q8dfguphnorfw1n45kkokkf66oip17sydpyxthygkw.jpg "AtlasMoth 1 – 01 [KhewSK]")
Atlas Moth: 1. The arrival of the moths The first time the Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) got my attention was when about two dozens individuals were seen attached to pupal […]
The egg of the Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus), a rather attractive and common butterfly (above), takes 3 days to hatch. Once hatched, the young caterpillar feeds voraciously for the […]
![HummingbirdHawkMoth [RichardWhite]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HummingbirdHawkMoth-RichardWhite-q8dfxxfxtc4yt0u6fyaov9amoocqv9leq8mhogmzjk.jpg "HummingbirdHawkMoth [RichardWhite]")
Richard White documented a Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum sp.) harvesting nectar at the Singapore Botanic Gardens around August 2015. The hawk moth’s feeding behavior reminded him of a hummingbird hovering […]
![ElobwedPierrot-crab [ChanYokeMeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ElobwedPierrot-crab-ChanYokeMeng-q8dflmpyedawwop994xeqv0iw6yv5tru1dcsn4vey8.jpg "ElobwedPierrot-crab [ChanYokeMeng]")
On 23rd July 2015, Melinda Chan sent in an image taken by Chan Yoke Meng (below) at the MacRitchie Reservoir. They came across of group of small (25-30 mm) forest […]
“Although Bougainvillea bushes are so widespread all around Singapore, few of us actually pay close attention to the insect visitors. Thus far, the Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus, family Papilionidae, […]
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