Gardens By the Bay Butterfly Sightings

[Billyoh1964]

I think this is beginner's luck. Spot it along the canal opposite the forested area - the place where we saw the tawny coster.
Thanks Khew for the id. At first with the top side I thought it was a rustic.

[Silverstreak]

Billy,

[Billyoh1964]

Finally get to use the computer after my wife finished watching her favourite Korean drama.

Thanks all for the congrats, the kind words, but most importantly, the guidance and encouragements over the last few months.

Xie xie, Terimah Kasih, Kum Siah.


Billy

[Psyche]

A great find.

I suspected this strong flying species might one day be seen again and so it did.

Many authorities now consider the western population from India to Sundaland to be Vagrans sinha, separated from the Papuan V. egista, so the taxon here would be Vagrans sinha macromalayana.

( Note: sinha, Sanskrit, same as singha ie. lion; type location Kashmir. )

TL Seow
PS. The Yutaka website reduce ssp. macromalayana as a synonym of sinha, ie. V. sinha sinha extends all the way from India to the philippines.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hel/710140010.html

[Painted Jezebel]

Congratulations on the wonderful find.

I wonder if the specimen is simply living up to its name and is a one-off, I hope not. With the planting of its hostplant in the area, it would be great for Singapore to get a breeding population.

[Banded Yeoman]

What a brilliant find!!

Congrats Uncle Billy. It's beautiful.

[Blue Nawab]

Adding 2 more to the list,
1.Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
2.Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
3.Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger)
4.Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
5.Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger)
6.Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
7.Parantica ageloides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
8.Euploea mulciber mulciber (Striped Blue Crow)
9.Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow)
10.Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
11.Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
12.Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
13.Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
14.Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
15. Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)
16.Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
17.Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
18.Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)
19.Euthalia aconthea gurda (Baron)
20.Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
21.Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
22.Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)
23.Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
24.Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)
25.Vagrans sinha macromalayana
26.Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)
27.Zizula hylax pygmea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
28.Zizeeria maha serica (Pale Grass Blue)
29.Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue)
30.Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Gram Blue)
31.Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue)
32.Flos apidanus saturatus (Plain Plushblue)
33.Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal)
34.Anthene lycaenina miya (Pointed Ciliate Blue)
35.Anthene emolus goberus (Ciliate Blue)
36.Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit)
37.Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash)
38.Suastus gremius gremius (Palm Bob)
39.Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift)
40.Polytremis assamensis (Great Swift)
41.Telicota colon stinga (Common Palm Dart)
42.Pelopidas mathias mathias (Small Branded Swift)
43.Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow Palm Dart)

[Blue Nawab]

Hypolimnas anomala anomala (Malayan Eggfly)


Vagrans sinha macromalayana (That's as close as I could get...any parallel will be into the canal)

[The Plane]

A Tiger Cat, Peacock Royal, Common Tit and a poor record shot of Dingy Line Blue (I think, size is as small as Pygmy Grass Blue). If yes, can add to GB checklist.

[Commander]

Unfortunately the last one is still a Tailless Line Blue.