“The Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana, family Nymphalidae, subfamily Satyrinae) is a commonly encountered greyish-brown butterfly in Singapore and may be found from urban parks to forested areas […]
The Pale Grass Blue (Zizeeria maha serica) is a small exotic butterfly that was discovered in Singapore in 2001. It has since spread to many parts of the main island. […]
Jeremiah Loeiās video clip shows the female Black Tipped Archduke (Lexias dirtea merguia) feeding on the rotting juice of the Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola). This butterfly is a forest species, seldom […]
āOn 17th April, I noticed that there were a few caterpillars on a Pink Lime-berry tree (Clausena excavata) while watering my plants in the afternoon. [Note: this tree can easily […]
The Cycad Blue (Chilades pandava pandava) is so named because its caterpillar host plants are the popular ornamentals: Sago Cycad (Cycas revolute) (above) and Malayan Fern Plant (C. rumphii). The […]
“On the hot afternoon of 23rd February 2014, relief from the heat was sought at the refreshing waterfalls of Sungei Kroh within FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kepong, Selangor, Peninsular […]
āIt’s been a busy Lunar New Year week, attending to at least a dozen Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) eclosions, including this set of triplets on Tuesday (below). āMost of […]
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