Leopard Lacewing

[Bluesteel]

Sharing 2 shots of the Leopard Lacewing.

One specimen of the butterfly was first seen and recorded on Western Singapore on 13 Dec 05 , another butterfly was last seen on 7th June 06 at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.

Have the good fortune of encountering 3 of them today on a field off Old Jurong Road.

With this encounter , it appears that the butterfly has established itself on the Island.








Cethosia cyane cyane (Leopard Lacewing)

[tltan]

nice shots bro. u using a 180mm tamron or ?

I tried using 90mm but i think its quite difficult to shoot butts this nice and/or with such background. great catch!

Also, thanks for the education as well. nice to hear more species settling down in singapore!

[Bluesteel]

Originally Posted by tltan nice shots bro. u using a 180mm tamron or ? I tried using 90mm but i think its quite difficult to shoot butts this nice and/or with such background. great catch! Also, thanks for the education as well. nice to hear more species settling down in singapore!

Thanks bro tltan,

I am using a Canon 20D + Tamron 180 mm Macro + 580 EX for fill-flash, handholding most of the time, rarely have a chance to use even my monopod .

[tltan]

Originally Posted by Bluesteel Thanks bro tltan, I am using a Canon 20D + Tamron 180 mm Macro + 580 EX for fill-flash, handholding most of the time, rarely have a chance to use even my monopod .

waohz, such sharp shots of the butts handholding! good skills. I cant even hold my 90mm without handshake (sad...must be too much coffee, lack of sleep.....etc...etc..EXCUSES ALL!) hahahaha.

Thanks for sharing. I am starting to like the beauty of butts. But 90mm might be a lil too short for them.

regards,
tltan

[tankm]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[tchuanye]

Nice butts captured and nice BG!

But #2 shot, the eyes has some motion blur...

[hweechwee]

wow..... really great shoots fm handholding. Amazed.

[Bluesteel]

Originally Posted by tankm Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by hweechwee wow..... really great shoots fm handholding. Amazed.

Thank you tankm and hweechwee for viewing , glad you like them !


Cheers!

And here is a record shot of a male Leopard Lacewing taken in the shade at low shutter speed on the vicinity where the 2 females were shot , thought it was a Malay Lacewing till taken a closer look today and IDed it as a male of the butterfly.

[Bluesteel]

Originally Posted by tchuanye Nice butts captured and nice BG! But #2 shot, the eyes has some motion blur...

Thank you tchuanye and comment on #2 noted with thanks!

[Bluesteel]

Sharing another 2 shots taken on the Leopard Lacewing today.

# 1 female

#2 Mating Pair



#1



#2 Guess who is male ?

[kross]

great shots! i should probably try out the butts....

cheers...

[Bluesteel]

Originally Posted by kross great shots! i should probably try out the butts.... cheers...

Thank you kross!

You are most welcome to join the many Butterfly enthusiasts at ButterflyCircle that hunt for these beautiful creatures on most weekend.

Be warned : Once bitten by the Butt Flu .. there is no turning back!

[stingrey]

Nice shots Man.
Hope I can nailed them soon.

[princej]

Originally Posted by tltan nice shots bro. u using a 180mm tamron or ? I tried using 90mm but i think its quite difficult to shoot butts this nice and/or with such background. great catch! Also, thanks for the education as well. nice to hear more species settling down in singapore!

Yup, agreed, I tried with my 90mm, phew!!! frustrated.

Anyway, great shots. Were these taken at AH?

thanks.

[Bluesteel]

Thanks Rey and Princej !

Glad you like them !



Princej ,

They were taken off Jurong road .

Here is another 2 to whet your appetite!





#1 female



#2 Male

[ckii96]

Nice shots of butterflies you have there.

[princej]

[quote=Bluesteel;2573398]Thanks Rey and Princej !

Glad you like them !



Princej ,

They were taken off Jurong road .

Here is another 2 to whet your appetite!





Thanks for the appetitizing photos...

But Jurong Rd

Anyway.. thanks again.

[Bluesteel]

Update :

The Leopard Lacewing was first sighted and recorded on end 2005 in Singapore , it ranges from India, throughout Southeast Asia, and south to Papua New Guinea.

After the first lone female that was sighted on Dec 05, the second instant when it was sighted was on mid June 06 at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park and it was another lone female .

A colony of the butterfly has just being discovered in the western part of Singapore last week .The hostplant for the butterfly in Singapore has been identified as Passiflora foetida with the sighting of Leopard Lacewing caterpillars feeding on the leaves of the vine during the last 2 days.

This dazzling butterfly exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. Females feature wing patterns with a gray or white background, whereas the upper surfaces of the males are a bright orange. Both sexes are sprinkled with blackish-blue spots and lining veins.

The caterpillars of the lacewing butterfly feed on the leaves of flowering vines in the genus Passiflora and sequester defensive phytochemicals from the plant.

Consequently, the larvae and adult butterflies display a distinct warning coloration that advertises their unpalatable nature to potential predators. When handled, they often exude a noxious odor generated from the ingested passion vine organic compounds.


Sharing another 2 shots of the Male butterfly and a 4-5th instar caterpillar taken today.

[tankm]

Great shots. Thanks for sharing and info on them as well.

[Bluesteel]

Originally Posted by tankm Great shots. Thanks for sharing and info on them as well.

Tankm ,

Thanks and your are most welcome .

Regards.