Gardens By the Bay Butterfly Sightings

Thanks to GB for the arrangements, Khew for leading and co-ordinating and members for the great companies!
Here are my sightings for today (19 May 2013)

Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias mathias)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8...f0aa9e_c_d.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/8...849774_c_d.jpg

Tawny Coster (Acraea violae)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/8...ee58a0_c_d.jpg

Dark Glassy Tiger (Parantica agleoides agleoides)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8...40af97_c_d.jpg

Leopard (Phalanta phalantha plalantha)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/8...4e5918_c_d.jpg

Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3829/8...5d951e_c_d.jpg

Thanks for starting this thread, Cher Hern. I've asked Juliana to send me a digital copy of the map so that we can plot into the grid where the butts were spotted. A list below for today's outing. Please add on the species that you've spotted as well.

1. Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
2. Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger)
3. Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
4. Parantica ageloides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
5. Euploea mulciber mulciber (Striped Blue Crow)
6. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
7. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
8. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
9. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
10. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
11. Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
12. Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
13. Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)
14. Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
15. Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
16. Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)
17. Zizula hylax pygmea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
18. Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue)
19. Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue)
20. Pelopidas mathias mathias (Small Branded Swift)
21. Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow Palm Dart)

If we add Federick's shots from yesterday, we add a few more :

22. Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
23. Flos apidanus saturatus (Plain Plushblue)
24. Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal)
25. Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift)
26. Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)

adding on:

Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/8...f60c84ea_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/8...1c7b0e51_c.jpg

Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/8...0fb02e35_c.jpg

Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/8...5675f3f2_c.jpg

Zizeeria maha serica (Pale Grass Blue) ???
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8...ed6eb310_c.jpg

Quote:

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I've asked Juliana to send me a digital copy of the map so that we can plot into the grid where the butts were spotted.

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maybe more importantly, where did they bring us to... some of the places are not marked out on the map, for example the canel behind the fenced up area.

Thanks to GB and Khew for the arrangements. It is a fun filled day!

Sharing a few shots from today outing.
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps6e9001e7.jpg

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...psd9131b6c.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps89f5919a.jpg

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...psbdb3d3ed.jpg

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...psa3eca80f.jpg

Let me post some of my shots here - first four shots taken along a row of ixora shrubs behind the GB HQ (between the drain and Marina Gardens Drive)
1. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
2. Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal) - this is a female.
3. Cephrene trichopepla (Yellow Palm Dart)
4. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)- a female.

These two were shot behind the dragonfly pond.
5. Zizula hylax pygmaea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
6. Zizina otis lampa (Lesser Grass Blue)

Need help with ID: 1) Gram Blue? 2) Tawny Coster 3) Small Branded Swift?
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Post 1.

I feels that the Pelopidas is correctly P. agna as it does not have a grey tinge to the ground colour.
Federick have quite a number of shots of both species.

Pelopidas mathias male.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NR1e2LHmpG...ed%2BSwift.jpg

Female.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...2-SB-Swift.jpg

Pelopidas agna male.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hw681ALm5F...ded+Swift+.jpg

Female. FW heavily abraded.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...0589+Swift.jpg

A male agna from India.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5164/5...3be5a845_z.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

PS. Did'nt see there is a 2nd pic of a worn female which is greyer & should be P. mathias.

Post 3.
The Zizeeria is Z. maha male.
Z. karsandra has very pale peripheral markings & upperside HW with a dark border.

Z. maha male.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/-w_sj0IVe-9E/S0...8/DSC09286.jpg

Z. karsandra.
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~rbg/karsandra_ad_mf.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

Post 5.

Tailless Line Blue & Telicota colon male.

Billy, your last shot looks like a Cycad Blue (Chilades pandava pandava)