Sharing A Few Butterflies Part X

[Bluesteel]

Thank you for the kind words Justintime!!

This shot was awarded Image of the Week at NatureScapes.Net and Photo of the Month at Nature Photographic Society Singapore.

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[simonsng]

only one shot to share

[Bluesteel]

Meeting an Old friend at Kampong Red Harlequin off Lubuk Tapah, Selai, Endau Rompin National Park, Malaysia.

Paralaxita damajanti damajanti (The Malay Red Harlequin)






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[Bluesteel]

Burara gomata lalita ( The Pale Green Awlet )



Shot taken on 7th May 2012 at Selai , Endau Ronpim
ISO800 1/40s F/6.3 , Fill-flashed , Handheld.

[Bluesteel]

Castalius rosimon rosimon ( The Common Pierrot )

[Bluesteel]

The Long-legged Beauty.

Papilio helenus helenus ( Red Helen )



7th May 2012 , Selai , Endau Rompin National Park , Malaysia.
ISO250 1/100s F/8 , Fill-flashed , Resting on ground.
Canon 1D3 + Tamron 180 mm + EX580


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[Bluesteel]

Newly eclosed specimen from Kent Ridge Park, Singapore.


Delias hyparete metarete ( Painted Jezebel )

Of all the butterflies in Singapore this is the most common due to its resilience and adaptability. It is commonly sighted all over the island in particular at urban parks and the southern ridges, and even in the busy shopping belt of Orchard,Tanglin Road , Scotts road and Marina Bay area.

Other than the species adaptability to the urban environment , the success of this species could be partly attributted to the spread of its host plant Dendropthoe pentandra ( Mistletoe ) by seed eating birds. The hostplant is commonly found on road side trees , in particular the mango tree, the Singapore Rhodedodendron ( Melastoma malabathricum ) and a number of other trees on our road side and urban parks.

[Blue Jay]

Sharing a few of the better shots since I upgraded to DSLR....

"Praying Mantis" Small Branded Swift

Ciliate Blue

Pelopidas agna OR mathias



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[Blue Jay]

Continued...

Yamfly

Mycalesis perseoides

Scarlet Flash(female)

Potanthus trachala

Common Red Flash(male)



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[Blue Jay]

Shot today.

Chestnut Bob



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[rwalker]

[Bluesteel]

If only I was 6 inches taller.........or had a ladder!



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[Bluesteel]

Zemeros emesoides emesoides ( The Malay Punchinello )

[Bluesteel]

Semanga superba deliciosa -- Female

[Bluesteel]

Thaumantis klugius lucipor ( Dark Blue Jungle Glory ) Female

[Bluesteel]

Poritia sumatrae sumatrae ( Sumatran Gem )

[Bluesteel]

Brian,

Very commendable shots considering you have just upgraded from P&S to a "hijacked" DSLR setup from your dad.

May be he wanted a new camera...... so claimed you've hijacked his !!? hahaha.

looking at these shots...... no one will ever guess your age!!

Keep it up!!!

Continued...

Yamfly

Mycalesis perseoides

Scarlet Flash(female)

Potanthus trachala

Common Red Flash(male)

[Bluesteel]

Dr. Horace Tan , one of the authors of "" Caterpillars of Singapore's Butterflies " regularly share his works on Life History of Singapore's Butterflies at ButterflyCircle blog. He has recently passed the half way mark of recording 150 species out of the 302 species extant in Singapore .

He has just share the life history of the Acacia Blue

On the right side of the blog are the species he has posted to share with those who are into life cycle work.

Worth a read if you are into cat farming.

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Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Acacia Blue

Acacia Blue

[Bluesteel]

We do not have a common name for this BF, I am using the Thai common name "The Red-edge".

Semanga superba deliciosa ( The Red-edge )

[Bluesteel]

Semanga superba deliciosa ( The Red-edge )

Dorsal View



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