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budak
06-Sep-2010, 04:36 AM
I thought it was a cycad blue but am told this is another mystery blue. Saw it at the botanic gardens visitor centre.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4961342954_fb20630406_z_d.jpg

Commander
06-Sep-2010, 09:52 AM
You were right the first time. It's a Cycad Blue as far as I can see. The black spots on this species' hindwing can be variable, and in extreme cases appear as a bar instead of spots!

Take a look at the 2nd and 3rd shots of the Cycad Blue (http://www.butterflycircle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9609&) that Bobby and I encountered at MOG not too long ago. You'd think that those two were also different species!

This is one species that has high variability in its markings.

Wanderer
06-Sep-2010, 09:53 AM
then the question to follow is: who told you its one of the UFOs?

Commander
06-Sep-2010, 10:06 AM
then the question to follow is: who told you its one of the UFOs?

:bsmile: An alien? ;P

Or perhaps "V" has arrived in Singapore? :sweat: