Survey at Singapore Zoo Checklist .

Let's put all the sightings and photographs if any here :

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing )

2. Papilio polytes romulus ( Common Mormon )

3. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)

4. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

5. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

6. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)

7. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)

8. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

9. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)

10. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)

11. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)

12 Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

13 Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

14 Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)

15 Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)

16 Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)

17 Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)

18 Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

19 Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

20 Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

21 Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)

22 Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)

23 Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)

24 Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)

25 Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)

Adding to Sunny's list

26. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)

27. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)

28. Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)

some photos to share
https://bloggerfly.pixi.me/d/28330-2/5DM30478_s.jpg

https://bloggerfly.pixi.me/d/28346-2/5DM30691_s.jpg

https://bloggerfly.pixi.me/d/28343-2/5DM30673_s.jpg
this one doesn't count :whistle:

Replaced No 13 as Peacock Pansy repeats...

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing )

2. Papilio polytes romulus ( Common Mormon )

3. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)

4. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

5. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

6. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)

7. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)

8. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

9. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)

10. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)

11. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)

12 Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

13. Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line-Blue)

14 Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)

15 Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)

16 Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)

17 Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)

18 Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

19 Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

20 Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

21 Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)

22 Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)

23 Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)

24 Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)

25 Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)

26. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)

27. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)

I added a few more of the species I sighted today.;P


1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing )

2. Papilio polytes romulus ( Common Mormon )

3. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)

4. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

5. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

6. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)

7. Catopsilia pomona alcmeone (Lemon Emigrant)

8. Catopsilia pyarnthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)

9. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)

10. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)

11. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

12. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)

13. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)

14. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)

15. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)

16. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)

17 Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

18 Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)

19 Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)

20 Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)

21 Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)

22 Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)

23 Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

24 Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

25 Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

26 Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)

27 Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)

28 Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)

29 Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)

30 Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)

31 Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)


TAQ:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7...c2a584be_c.jpg
Yellow grass dart by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

Is this Caltoris cormasa? :hmmm: The first butterfly that most of us shot.

Added a few more :)

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing )

2. Papilio polytes romulus ( Common Mormon )

3. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)

4. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

5. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

6. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)

7. Catopsilia pomona alcmeone (Lemon Emigrant)

8. Catopsilia pyarnthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)

9. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)

10. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)

11. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

12. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)

13. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)

14. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)

15. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)

16. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)

17 Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

18 Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)

19 Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)

20 Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)

21 Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)

22 Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)

23 Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

24 Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

25 Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue, Plains Cupid)

26 Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)

27 Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)

28 Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)

29 Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)

30 Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)

31 Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)

32 Mycalesis visala phamis (Long Brand Bush Brown)

33 Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)

34 Moduza procris milonia (Commander)

35 Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7...cd3d4ee0_z.jpg


Line Blue??
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7...428b6f1b_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7...d7836480_z.jpg

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Originally Posted by wong1979

Is this Caltoris cormasa? :hmmm: The first butterfly that most of us shot.

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No. This is Caltoris bromus. I believed it is the same presented by Sunny in the other thread.
The upper cellspot is just visible above the hindwing margin.

C. cormasa have a deeper rusty red brown underside and the antennal shaft on the upper & outer sides is actually brown.

Lighting conditions & camera settings can cause a lot of confusion as the colouration becomes different.

In C. bromus the forewing & hindwing are the same colour.
In C. cormasa the hindwing is a deeper/darker colour than the forewing.


TL Seow:cheers:

Wong it is a +1 for the Zoo , me , you and others who shot it after !

It is another that is pending official inclusion into the Singapore Checklist!

http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...134#post115134

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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Originally Posted by Psyche

No. This is Caltoris bromus. I believed it is the same presented by Sunny in the other thread.
The upper cellspot is just visible above the hindwing margin.

C. cormasa have a deeper rusty red brown underside and the antennal shaft on the upper & outer sides is actually brown.

Lighting conditions & camera settings can cause a lot of confusion as the colouration becomes different.

In C. bromus the forewing & hindwing are the same colour.
In C. cormasa the hindwing is a deeper/darker colour than the forewing.


TL Seow:cheers:

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Caltoris bromus bromus

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...012---7140.jpg

Adding some shots taken today...

That's an impressive tally! Someone is doing something right and they deserved to be recognized! You guys did a terrific job! Nice to see a photo of Khew at the helm! Three butterflies on one was awesome! William

Reorganised based on C&P4's checklist and added a couple more.

Family : Papilionidae Subfamily : Papilioninae

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing)
2. Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail)
3. Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
4. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)
5. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)

Family : Pieridae Subfamily : Pierinae

6. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
7. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
8. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

Family : Pieridae Subfamily : Coliadinae

9. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
10. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
11. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
12. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Satyrinae

13. Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)
14. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
15. Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)
16. Mycalesis perseus cepheus (Dingy Bush Brown)
17. Mycalesis visala phamis (Long Brand Bush Brown)
18. Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Nymphalinae

19. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
20. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)
21. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)
22. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
23. Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Heliconiinae

24. Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Limenitidinae

25. Moduza procris milonia (Commander)
26. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)
27. Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)
28. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)
29. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)
30. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

Family : Lycaeninae Subfamily : Lycaeninae

31. Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue)
32. Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)
33. Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)
34. Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)
35. Nacaduba beroe neon (Opaque Sixline Blue)
36. Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

Family : Hesperiidae Subfamily : Hesperiinae

37. Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)
38. Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)
39. Erionota thrax thrax (Banana Skipper) - caterpillar on Banana
40. Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)

Jonathan prowling in the long grass waiting to sink the boats :bsmile:

And a Chocolate Demon. They are common at the Zoo. :thinking:

The Magnificent Dozen

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../Share/005.jpg

My successful record shots :bsmile:

Caltoris Bromus
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...omusedited.jpg

(long brand?) Bush Brown
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...shbrownTBC.jpg

Metallic Caerulean
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...leanedited.jpg

:yahoo:
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...n/IMG_2884.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...n/IMG_2889.jpg


=) Thank you Khew for organizing. That was my first butt survey outing. Fun!
Dedicate to all, zebra's butt at the ZOO.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...0728edited.jpg

One more for our young Jonathan. He was really persistence in chasing the skittish Peacock Pansy.

Here are a few record shots I managed to snatch during the survey.;P

Metallic Caerulean
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7...abb30f51_z.jpg
Metallic caerulean by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

Chocolate Demon the torch ginger plants transplanted for the mc seems to have brought lots of these.;P
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7...7eda685f_z.jpg
Chocolate demon by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

Peacock Pansy
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/7...0abc6018_z.jpg
Peacock pansy by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

Is this a parnara sp??
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7...bac1c5c7_z.jpg
parnara sp?? by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman

Is this a parnara sp??
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7...bac1c5c7_z.jpg
parnara sp?? by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr

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It is Borbo cinnara, the Formosan Swift.
This one is more typical, greenish hair & greenish tinge on the hindwing plus the usual 3 big spots in space 2 ,3, & 6.


POst 16.
The Bush brown is highly unusual. The pattern is that of M. perseoides, but without both the forewing cell striae & the toothmark at vein 1b of the hindwing dark line, it is probably a form, perhaps semi dry season type of M. visala.

TL Seow:cheers:

Added the skippers

Family : Papilionidae Subfamily : Papilioninae

1. Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing)
2. Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail)
3. Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
4. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)
5. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)

Family : Pieridae Subfamily : Pierinae

6. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
7. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
8. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)

Family : Pieridae Subfamily : Coliadinae

9. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
10. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
11. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
12. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Satyrinae

13. Elymnias panthera panthera (Tawny Palmfly)
14. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
15. Lethe europa malaya (Bamboo Tree Brown)
16. Mycalesis perseus cepheus (Dingy Bush Brown)
17. Mycalesis visala phamis (Long Brand Bush Brown)
18. Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Nymphalinae

19. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
20. Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)
21. Doleschallia bisaltide ?bisalitide var. (Autumn Leaf)
22. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
23. Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Heliconiinae

24. Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)

Family : Nymphalidae Subfamily : Limenitidinae

25. Moduza procris milonia (Commander)
26. Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight)
27. Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)
28. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)
29. Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)
30. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)

Family : Lycaeninae Subfamily : Lycaeninae

31. Chilades pandava pandava (Cycad Blue)
32. Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean)
33. Jamides alecto ageladas (The Metallic Caerulean)
34. Jamides celeno aelianus (Common Caerulean)
35. Nacaduba beroe neon (Opaque Sixline Blue)
36. Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)

Family : Hesperiidae Subfamily : Hesperiinae

37. Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)
38. Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)
39. Erionota thrax thrax (Banana Skipper) - caterpillar on Banana
40. Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)
41. Borbo cinnara (Formosan Swift)
42. Caltoris bromus

Khew, species 42 in this survey list is not yet in the Singapore checklist.
I suppose you plan to announce its addition soon(?). :)

Guys: An excellent job! That's impressive: 42! Congratulations! I do so want to join in one of these great adventures one day! William

Went to the Zoo today.

Adding on to the list :

Skippers
- Common Redeye
- Brown Awl

Lycaenids
- Rapala sp. (Too worn out to tell)
- Peacock Royal (On mistletoe growing on nutmeg tree in herb garden next to fragile forest)
- Branded Imperial (Flying past outside reptile house)
- Centaur Oakblue
- Pale Grass Blue (feeding on bidens at herb garden)
- Lesser Grass Blue (feeding on bidens at herb garden)
- Miletus sp. (Unsure, only landed for awhile)

Swallowtails
- Lime Butterfly (at carpark)

Nympahlidae
- Purple Duke (a few, outside hamadryas baboon enclosure)
- Rustic (one, at elephant enclosure)
- Plain Nawab (2, at african side, near zebras)
- Baron (1, at herb garden)

Did not manage to shoot all the above, but here are some..

Common Redeye, saw a few. first record shot

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM054907.png

and a second better shot...

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM054918.png

Brown Awl. Perching in broad daylight on a pillar. Very friendly. wing tip OOF :-(

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM054938.png

Chocolate Demon, very common everywhere

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM054957.png

Centaur Oakblue. Saw a handful here and there.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM055009.png

Malay Baron, a male feeding on a ginger flower.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM055018.png

Chocolate pansy, everywhere.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atPM055029.png

Thanks for adding to the list, Lemon.

Didn't see any Metallic Caeruleans today?

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Originally Posted by Commander

Thanks for adding to the list, Lemon.

Didn't see any Metallic Caeruleans today?

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nope,

couldn't find that butterfly trail with the leea rubra. only seen the metallic caerulean at the torch ginger plantation near NTU.

Beautiful Brown Awl :thumbsup: