Gardens By the Bay Butterfly Sightings

[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

[Silverstreak]

Tawny Coster ( Acraea violae )


21st May 2013, Garden by the Bay , Singapore




Common Tit ( Hypolycaena erylus teatus )


21st May 2013, Garden by the Bay , Singapore

[Wanderer]

common tit image looks under.

[Silverstreak]

Thanks for the input KY !

[Silverstreak]

Do not quite like the backdrop but find it somehow appealing .... on the flowers of Leea rubra.

Common Tit ( Hypolycaena erylus teatus )

21st May 2013, Garden by the Bay , Singapore

[bluefin]

Does this looks like the colorful Taiwan Flower.....

[Silverstreak]

KY,

Does it look better ?

Cheers!


Common Tit

First pass..




Rework :

[Wanderer]

slightly. in fact, the common tit with messy background looks under too. did u change your metering setting, or was your flash working correctly?

[WillFolsom]

You lads are having way too much fun! congrtulations to all!

[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!