Pulau Semakau 17-01-2009

[Cigaritis wong]

Weather: Partly cloudy, very windy but not so hot.

12:30pm - 2pm: A lot of common tiger will rest in the shade out in the the grassland. Also sighted a leopard lacewing, but gotta go by then.

Common Tiger and striped albatross (+1!) lol

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9135-CT.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9105-CT.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9147CT-openWing.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9161-CTpair.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_8975-striped_albatross.jpg

[Cigaritis wong]

Unknown skipper:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9042-orangeSkipper.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9047-orangeSkepper.jpg

Some other insects found:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_8966-robberFly.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_8985-unknownFly1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_8994-unknownFly2.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9056-unknownBeetle.jpg

[Common Mime]

Nice shots, Wong!

[Wanderer]

the flies are cute!

and that wide open tiger shot is just like mine! :bsmile:

[Cigaritis wong]

Thanks...pls feel free to add on what u guys hv recorded today :) Let's see what team B will come up with tomoro since they are visiting a diff sector :cheers:

[Cigaritis wong]

the flies are cute!

and that wide open tiger shot is just like mine! :bsmile:

hehe...i tricked him to open wings...just put my hands near it then it will flap a few times...he thinks my fingers are some tigers :bsmile:

[Wanderer]

which area did team A cover today? and whats in store for team B?

[Cruiser]

Nice tiger shots Wong and you even have two different forms on one pic,that's rare :cheers:

Here is my share - Two spotted line blue (2SLB), it is plentiful there, Team B don't come back without it okie :bsmile:

Also on small blue which can't ID it confidently, any ID suggestion?

[Cigaritis wong]

wow got mating pair of 2-spotted line blue :thumbsup: ...i din't even see this sepcies b4.

[benetay]

:thumbsup: of the mating 2slb.

No new findings?

:thinking:

[Silverstreak]

Looks like season for the 2SLB ....we should revisit its normal hideout on the main island.


:cheers:

[horace2264]

Also on small blue which can't ID it confidently, any ID suggestion?
Could it be a worn copy of Forget-me-not or Silver Forget-me-not?

[Silverstreak]

Horace is right !

It is a Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Silver Forget-me-not)


:cheers:

[Archduke]

wow a +1 to the island

[Sky Blue]

Yesterday's list, should be more than this, please continue to add.


Common Grass Yellow
Striped Albatross
Common Tiger
Tawny Coster
Blue Pansy
Common Palmfly
Ciliate Blue
Centaur Oakblue
Silver Forget-me-not
Common Tit
Two Spotted Line Blue
Lesser Grass Blue
Tailless Line Blue
Common Awl
Palm Bob
Telicota sp.

[Commander]

Guys from the Saturday team outing at Semakau, please post whatever shots (doesn't need to be sharp or with nice background. Heavily cropped also can) that you have of the following species :


Ciliate Blue
Common Tit
Common Awl

[Cruiser]

Could it be a worn copy of Forget-me-not or Silver Forget-me-not?


Horace is right !
It is a Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Silver Forget-me-not)

Thanks Horace and Sunny. That was my initial suspect but was not sure as the second orange marking below the tail was missing. But that could be just due to wear and tear.

So another +1 for Semakau :cheers:

[Sky Blue]

Those additional records

Ciliate Blue
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/kupu-kupu/Semakau/DSCF1316-700.jpg

Common Tit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/kupu-kupu/Semakau/DSCF1323-700.jpg

Common Awl
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/kupu-kupu/Semakau/DSCF1327-700.jpg

[Commander]

Thanks, SC.

Any comments from the others on the Common Tit? :thinking:

[benetay]

I thought it's HTT?

[Cruiser]

Some people shots (Team A) to share :)

[Sky Blue]

I'm quite hesitate to lable the "Common Tit" initially especially previous record is HTT, but I noted the hindwing orange toner area only restricted to the upper black spot (and small area around it), this is the characteristic observed in all the photos of Common Tit (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/spc_photo.php?spc_id=190&img_list_id=317) in the photo checklist.

As for HTT, the orange area is much bigger & wider in size as shown in the photos here (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/spc_photo.php?spc_id=189&img_list_id=14).

[Archduke]

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3361.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3410.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3423.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3428.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3429.jpg

[Archduke]

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3434.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3456.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3463.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_3492-1.jpg

[Sky Blue]

Almost forgot another baby +1

Potanthus hetaerus serina found on hostplant Flagellaria indica (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/hp_photo.php?hp_id=170)

http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/photo1/life_history/1141_1232456427.jpg

[Commander]

Almost forgot another baby +1

Potanthus hetaerus serina found on hostplant Flagellaria indica (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/hp_photo.php?hp_id=170)



Ok, thanks for the confirmation. If you read my post here (http://butterflycircle.com/forums/showpost.php?p=77405&postcount=1). We did shoot a species whose markings are consistent with Potanthus serina.

Also, if you had read my post here (http://butterflycircle.com/forums/showpost.php?p=76502&postcount=1), Potanthus hetaerus serina has been updated to Potanthus serina by Col Eliot and Dr Kirton in the C&P4 Update.

[Sky Blue]

ok, thanks for the update :)

[Commander]

I'm quite hesitate to lable the "Common Tit" initially especially previous record is HTT, but I noted the hindwing orange toner area only restricted to the upper black spot (and small area around it), this is the characteristic observed in all the photos of Common Tit (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/spc_photo.php?spc_id=190&img_list_id=317) in the photo checklist.

As for HTT, the orange area is much bigger & wider in size as shown in the photos here (http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/spc_photo.php?spc_id=189&img_list_id=14).

Ok, after comparing specimens of both species, I agree with SC that what he's shot is a Common Tit (the orange variety). The characteristics that are consistent for ID are not the hindwing tornal area.

If you compare enough shots, the most prominent ID characteristic to separate the two species is an extra orange bar at the hindwing area that HTT has.

Even though SC's specimen is a bit worn-out, it is quite clear that it does not have that extra orange bar. So it's a Common Tit and a +1 for Semakau. :jumjoy:

Added a sample photo (HTT shot courtesy of Sunny) to help everyone understand and ID future shots of these two species. At least they are a lot easier to separate than many of our Arhopala or Potanthus lookalikes... ;P

[benetay]

Ah~ Thanks a lot for the clarification! Congrats on the plus 1 for the island! :redbounce