Butterflies of Pulau Semakau

Good record! What a waste that I missed the trip...

Interesting to note the Australian species TSLB also found on this island :thinking:

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Originally Posted by Sky Blue

Interesting, there're from different form - f. intermedius & f. genutia :thumbsup:

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you mean the top one is f. intermedius (male) and the bottom one is f. genutia (female)? and they not supposed to be mated?

doesn't mean that, but I think not many have seen both form in the field, not to mention mating pair from different form. Or may be me only :p

Interesting to have the Two spotted Line Blues down at P Semakau!!

.....now getting more interesting, as to whether they actually island hopped from down south or as stowaway via imported plants.
:bsmile:


:cheers:

i only got one to share....

http://fc95.deviantart.com/fs39/f/20...y_inckurei.jpg

and this one for fun....

http://fc47.deviantart.com/fs39/i/20...y_inckurei.jpg

what were you doing the whole time? :bsmile:

Sunny, thats why, when i first saw it, i was like 'HUH!?' sure a not! until i confirm with Khew on the ID then i'm quite sure it's the TSLB. It's really interesting, since P.sem is the southern most part of Singapore right? They might have hop on or came by plants.

Cheers!

Hope everyone had a great time. :cheers:

Definitely exceeded expectations with so many species, and some curious ones too...

I'm sure John also had some new and interesting finds on the bees/wasps side too. :)

Yes, it's a very very tiring trip, trying to shoot as many butts as possible in a given time frame is indeed very challenging!

Cheers!

So here's the checklist... please add on if you saw or have shot anything else...

1. Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe contubernalis)
2. Common Tiger (Danaus genutia genutia)
3. Black Veined Tiger (Danaus melanippus hegesippus)
4. Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris macrina)
5. Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
6. Perak Lascar (Pantoporia paraka paraka)
7. Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide)
8. Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina bolina)
9. Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya wallacei)
10. Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermestra agina)
11. Centaur Oakblue (Arhopala centaurus nakula)
12. (Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides)
13. Long Banded Silverline (Spindasis lohita senama)
14. Two Spotted Line Blue (Nacaduba biocellata)
15. Tailless Line Blue (Prosotas dubiosa lumpura)
16. Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis lampa)
17. Palm Dart (Telicota augias augias)
18. Palm Bob (Suastus gremius gremius)

Three more to add with record shots (taken with 24-105mm),the last one looks like a thecloides, shot near the entrance of the trail.

1. Palm bob,
2. Blue glassy tiger
3. Long banded silverline
4. CT or thecloides, pls comment.