Gardens By the Bay Butterfly Sightings

[Billyoh1964]

Thanks, Federick.

Billy

[Bluebottle]

The Cycad Blue shot is interesting, Billy.
Did the fella hide under the leave and you forgot to switch on the flash?
Don't mind my feeble attempt to brighten it.
It you shoot in RAW, ask Chng to help you salvage it when he is back

[Psyche]

Post 18.

The swift is not Pelopidas mathias, but appeared to be P. assamenssis.

Noted Features.
Dark grey body hairs.
FW with 2 subapical spots.
HW without cell-spot , a spot in space 3 & a tiny one in space 4.
Antennae with faint paleness below the clubs.

The Great Swift have a very variable nos. of spots; HW cellspot may be absent & other spots reduced in number.
It is however much larger than the Small Branded Swift.
An example with a single spot on the HW & no cell spot; FW with 2 subapical spots.
http://old.hkbutterfly.org/images/Pe...samensis_m.jpg

TL Seow

[Commander]

Great Swift (Pelopidas assamensis) **Thanks TL Seow for the correction

Post 18.

The swift is not Pelopidas mathias, but appeared to be P. assamenssis.

Yup, this is a Great Swift.

[Psyche]

Yup, this is a Great Swift.

Glad you can confirm it Khew. I was'nt too sure as there is no indication of size.

TL Seow

[Billyoh1964]

The Cycad Blue shot is interesting, Billy.
Did the fella hide under the leave and you forgot to switch on the flash?
Don't mind my feeble attempt to brighten it.
It you shoot in RAW, ask Chng to help you salvage it when he is back

Hi Loke, Thanks for the pointer. Actually I thought this shot was taken too far away and with poor angle. Didn't intent to post it but somehow wrongly attached it. Paiseh! Paiseh!

[Peacock Royal]

Hi Loke, Thanks for the pointer. Actually I thought this shot was taken too far away and with poor angle. Didn't intent to post it but somehow wrongly attached it. Paiseh! Paiseh!

Billy, it appeared to me that you were the only person who shot the Cycad Blue - a very artistic shot also (though I prefer a tighter crop).
So you should post.