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tltan
25-Oct-2006, 02:44 AM
Hi,

I shot this quite sometime ago in Pulau Ubin. I believe this is a moth. Hope to get the ID for this. Very beautiful but not captured by me nicely.

http://static.flickr.com/35/120203133_20d2a6e1c5.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/53/120203132_b2e5c0cc95.jpg

Regards,
tltan

Cigaritis wong
25-Oct-2006, 04:06 PM
Hi, there's plenty of these in ponggol east. Initially thought it was a 'new' white butterfly when I saw it flying :bsmile:

ID dunno, but the moth experts can help later.

Silverstreak
25-Oct-2006, 04:47 PM
Hi tltan,

Welcome to ButterflyCircle!:)

Believe it is the Utetheisa lotrix (http://asia.geocities.com/hkmoths/noc/arc/ute_lotr.jpg) though yours might be a faded copy.

Plenty of these on the Butterfly Hill at Pulau Ubin and lately they have crossed the straits and now populate the grassland at Punggol area.


:cheers:

tltan
25-Oct-2006, 05:21 PM
hi there.

bluesteel?

Thanks for ID. I was looking through the id as well. but the colors appear different. so the colors will fade?

Anyway, I got this on a hill in Pulau Ubin (undergoing construction) the last time but lots of butterfly. So I guess thats butterfly hill? Its pretty near to the jetty though, after the shop houses, reach a slope or hill, climb up and there is a pavilion shelter right smack on top. =) Is that the butterfly hill?

Regards,
tltan

Silverstreak
25-Oct-2006, 05:58 PM
tltan.

Yap that is Butterfly Hill in Pulau Ubin and the layout and selection of plants for the hill was by none other than Khew (Commander).

Yes, I am Bluesteel at CS.:)

Warmest Regards!

tltan
26-Oct-2006, 01:59 PM
waoh cool.

I was at Sentosa Butterfly Park and managed to talk to a guy there. he is very experienced. Wonder whether he is in this forum as well.

Regards,
tltan