Blue Jay's butterflies Dec 2011/2012

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10-Dec-2011, 05:21 PM
Blue Jay

Blue Jay's butterflies Dec 2011/2012

10 Dec 2011
Hot hot BBQed day!:sweat:
Guess!
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload3.jpg
Common Tiger(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload6.jpg
Black Veined Tiger(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload8.jpg
Blue Glassy Tiger
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload9.jpg
Common Grass Yellow
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload1.jpg
Mottled Emigrant
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload5.jpg

Continuing...
10-Dec-2011, 05:23 PM
Blue Jay

10 Dec 2011
Leopard Lacewing(Male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload2.jpg

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload4.jpg
Pea Blue
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload7.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
12-Dec-2011, 06:36 PM
moloch

Brian,
Nice photos. I really like the lacewing shots. They are such beauties.

The distribution of the pea blue amazes me. I saw those in Italy and then more recently in the Blue Mountains of Australia. They certainly are adaptable!

Regards,
12-Dec-2011, 08:23 PM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by moloch

Brian,
Nice photos. I really like the lacewing shots. They are such beauties.

The distribution of the pea blue amazes me. I saw those in Italy and then more recently in the Blue Mountains of Australia. They certainly are adaptable!

Thanks Uncle David for the encouraging words and info on the pea blue.:)
13-Dec-2011, 10:44 AM
Banded Yeoman

Brian, your shots are very delightful! :grin2:

They are always a joy to look at and I think you are very talented. I must say your camera does excellent dof! Well done! :cheers:
13-Dec-2011, 10:10 PM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman

Brian, your shots are very delightful! :grin2:

They are always a joy to look at and I think you are very talented. I must say your camera does excellent dof! Well done! :cheers:

Thanks Jonathan! I think I will be using the Canon Powershot S95 most of the time from now onwards. However, this is not the best of this camera yet.:cheers: And I would like to know what is the dof you were talking about?:hmmm:
14-Dec-2011, 11:26 AM
Banded Yeoman

DOF means "depth of field". Do a google search and you should find lots of information. Wiki has a good explanation. It's what makes a pile of leaves behind a butterfly turn into a creamy green backdrop in our shots. :grin2:
15-Dec-2011, 12:47 AM
Blue Jay

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14 Dec 2011
Low butt activity at the usual Hougang area where I hunt during lunch today:cry:
#1 Chocolate Pansy sorry for poor quality, still learning how to use that "new" camera

Cheers:cheers:
16-Dec-2011, 01:06 AM
Blue Jay

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15 Dec 2011
Here's the the checklist(recorded so far) at the location along Hougang St 61.:)
1.Lime Butterfly
2.Chocolate Pansy
3.Common Palmfly
4.Yellow Palm Dart
5.Small Branded Swift
6.Tailed Jay
7.Leopard
8.Plain Tiger
9.Lemon or Mottled Emigrant or both:hmmm:
10.Common Dartlet
11.Cycad Blue
12.Painted Jezebel
13.Lesser Grass Blue

Coming back with a slightly better shot from the same location in Hougang as well...:whistle:
Cheers:cheers:
#1 Common Dartlet
17-Dec-2011, 12:55 AM
Blue Jay

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16 Dec 2011@Sengkang
Next up, AN ARHOPALA +2, ANOTHER SPECIES TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION!:gbounce: :gbounce: :gbounce:

It was only my third arhopala sighting, and I did not expect a good shot, but here it is!

Proudly presenting: THE CENTAUR OAKBLUE!!!:gbounce: :gbounce: :gbounce: :grin2:
Cheers:cheers:
17-Dec-2011, 05:36 PM
Blue Jay

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16 Dec 2011
Adding another Centaur Oakblue shot...:)
Cheers:cheers:
17-Dec-2011, 05:59 PM
Bluebottle

Brian is hard at work :) . Your shots are getting better with your 'new' camera :cheers:
17-Dec-2011, 06:07 PM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebottle

Brian is hard at work :) . Your shots are getting better with your 'new' camera :cheers:

Thx Uncle Loke for the kind words!:cheers:
17-Dec-2011, 06:20 PM
Blue Jay

17 Dec 2011
The weather did not look promising, but definitely good enough for butterflying. Started raining at 12.20, when I was at Eco Green.:whistle:
Sun Plaza Park
Starting with the +1 shot...;P
Painted Jezebel(male):gbounce:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload5.jpg
Leopard Lacewing(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload4.jpg
Chocolate Pansy
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload3.jpg

To be continued...:)
17-Dec-2011, 06:25 PM
Blue Jay

Eco Green
Long Banded Silverline:gbounce:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...2011upoad9.jpg
Bush Hopper
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload6.jpg
LBBB
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload7.jpg
Tawny Coster(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload8.jpg

Sengkang Riverside Park
Who am I?:)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload2.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
19-Dec-2011, 12:04 AM
Blue Jay

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18 Dec 2011
Update to Hougang St 61 cheklist
1.Lime Butterfly
2.Chocolate Pansy
3.Common Palmfly
4.Yellow Palm Dart
5.Small Branded Swift
6.Tailed Jay
7.Leopard
8.Plain Tiger
9.Mottled Emigrant (CONFIRMED)
10.Common Dartlet
11.Cycad Blue
12.Painted Jezebel
13.Lesser Grass Blue
14.Common Mormon (NEW)
15.Striped Albatross (NEW)
16.Peacock pansy (NEW)

Just 3 shots from today when the butterflies came out to feed at 1-2+pm after the rain.:)

#1 Striped Albatross(male):gbounce:
#2 Mottled Emigrant
#3 Peacock Pansy
Cheers:cheers:
19-Dec-2011, 06:24 PM
Banded Yeoman

Brian your shots are very nice!

I think the painted jezebel is very good. :)
20-Dec-2011, 01:02 AM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman

Brian your shots are very nice!

I think the painted jezebel is very good. :)

Thanks for the encouraging words, Jonathan!:) That hungry pj just happened to fly down while I was hunting at the woodball course.:cheers:
24-Dec-2011, 12:07 AM
Blue Jay

Hougang St 61 Butterfly Checklist:
1.Lime Butterfly
2.Common Palmfly
3.Chocolate Pansy
4.Small Branded Swift
5.Lesser Grass Blue
6.Cycad Blue
7.Leopard
8.Common Dartlet
9.Yellow Palm Dart
10.Plain Tiger
11.PJ
12.Tailed Jay
13.Peacock Pansy
14.Mottled Emigrant
15.Striped Albatross
16.Common Mormon

Resequenced butterfly order based on discovery dates and times, as far as I can remember.:)
Last update:19 Dec 2011

Cheers:cheers:
24-Dec-2011, 12:17 AM
Blue Jay

Archive shot, Aug 2011@Hougang St 61
Cycad Blue
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload1.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
24-Dec-2011, 12:25 AM
Painted Jezebel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Jay

Painted Jezebel(male)

Yes, I believe I am!!!!!:grin2:

Wondrful shots, Brian.
24-Dec-2011, 12:53 AM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

Yes, I believe I am!!!!!:grin2:

Wondrful shots, Brian.

Thanks Uncle Les!:cheers:
27-Dec-2011, 01:19 AM
Blue Jay

Update to Hougang St 61 butterfly checklist:
1.Lime Butterfly
2.Common Palmfly
3.Chocolate Pansy
4.Small Branded Swift
5.Lesser Grass Blue
6.Cycad Blue
7.Leopard
8.Common Dartlet
9.Yellow Palm Dart
10.Plain Tiger
11.PJ
12.Tailed Jay
13.Peacock Pansy
14.Mottled Emigrant
15.Striped Albatross
16.Common Mormon
17. Flash spp.

Last update:24 Dec 2011
:cheers:
27-Dec-2011, 01:29 AM
Blue Jay

26 Dec 2011
Good weather for butterflying, caught quite a number of butts today. I will begin with 2 butterflies...puddling in an almost dried up longkang!;P

TEG

#1 Common Bluebottle(male) only +1 of the day:gbounce:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload7.jpg
#2 Tawny Coster(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...upllaod6-2.jpg

Going on...

#3 Mating Bush Hoppers
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload4.jpg
#4 Leopard Lacewing(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload1.jpg
#5 Gram Blue
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...upllaod5-3.jpg
#6 Black Veined Tiger(female)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload2.jpg

Continued..
27-Dec-2011, 01:37 AM
Blue Jay

TEG

#7 Small Branded Swift
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...1uplaod3-3.jpg

Sun Plaza park

#8 Painted Jezebel(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...11upload10.jpg
#9 Small Branded Swift
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...uplaod11-3.jpg
#10 Great Eggfly(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...11upload12.jpg
#11 Common Tit(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload8.jpg
#12 Leopard
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...011upload9.jpg
#13 Dark Glassy Tiger(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...11upload13.jpg

One more...
27-Dec-2011, 01:39 AM
Blue Jay

Marina Square rooftop(5pm)
#14 Tawny Coster(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...11upload14.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
27-Dec-2011, 03:32 AM
Alfa

Brian boy, I like the Common Bluebottle :thumbsup:
27-Dec-2011, 08:28 AM
WillFolsom

Nice job!

Glad you had a good day. Enjoy the weather! William
27-Dec-2011, 09:26 AM
Psyche

Skipper 1 is the Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias). Typical spotting; dark grey shading.

Skipper 2 has a brand or male-mark, the slanting line on its forewing.
It should be another Small Branded Swift.
But, do you remember its size, Brian ? If it is large, like the size of a Coconut skipper, than you have a new species, Caltoris brunnea (Dark Branded Swift).

TL Seow:cheers:
29-Dec-2011, 12:34 AM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa

Brian boy, I like the Common Bluebottle :thumbsup:

Thanks Daddy!

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillFolsom

Glad you had a good day. Enjoy the weather! William

Uncle Will,that was defintely a good day.:) We were just lucky that the rain was taking leave to sail in the sky! :bsmile:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

Skipper 1 is the Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias). Typical spotting; dark grey shading.

Skipper 2 has a brand or male-mark, the slanting line on its forewing.
It should be another Small Branded Swift.
But, do you remember its size, Brian ? If it is large, like the size of a Coconut skipper, than you have a new species, Caltoris brunnea (Dark Branded Swift).

TL Seow:cheers:

Thanks Uncle Seow!:grin2: Skipper 2 was about the size of the small branded swift.:cheers:
29-Dec-2011, 12:08 PM
Banded Yeoman

Brian, your shots are getting real goood! :cheers:

I love the bluebottle picture and not to mention you have very good jezebel shots! I have none at all! :grin2:
01-Jan-2012, 09:43 AM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman

Brian, your shots are getting real goood! :cheers:

I love the bluebottle picture and not to mention you have very good jezebel shots! I have none at all! :grin2:

Thanks Jonathan!
The PJs always come down to feed on the ixora flowers(woodball course) further away from the traffic junction.:cheers:
01-Jan-2012, 06:29 PM
Blue Jay

01 Jan 2012
Happy New Year to all BC members!:cheers: Sharing a few shots from today.:)

TEG

#1 Potanthus omaha
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload3.jpg
#2 Bush Hopper
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload4.jpg

Sun Plaza Park

#3 Common Tit
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload6.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
01-Jan-2012, 06:54 PM
Blue Jay

31 Dec 2011
Sorry for the out of sequence, I forgot to post this.:embrass:

Hortpark

#1 Chocolate Demon
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload7.jpg
#2 Orange Emigrant
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload8.jpg

Cheers:cheers:
02-Jan-2012, 05:02 PM
Blue Jay

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2 Jan 2011
Terribly low butt activity today. Despite the good weather, I only saw about 8 individuals in three places.:-(

Rifle Range Road (where is the simon spa???):sweat:

Ypthima huebneri
Cheers:cheers:

P/S: Whats the potanthus id?:confused:
02-Jan-2012, 06:16 PM
Silverstreak

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Brian,....

Quote:

(where is the simon spa???)
02-Jan-2012, 07:26 PM
Banded Yeoman

We will take you there soon. :)
02-Jan-2012, 10:24 PM
Blue Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverstreak

Brian,....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman

We will take you there soon. :)

Thanks Uncle Sunny and Jonathan!:cheers:
07-Jan-2012, 12:41 AM
Blue Jay

Update to Hougang St 61 butterfly checklist:
1.Lime Butterfly
2.Common Palmfly
3.Chocolate Pansy
4.Small Branded Swift
5.Lesser Grass Blue
6.Cycad Blue
7.Leopard
8.Common Dartlet
9.Yellow Palm Dart
10.Plain Tiger
11.PJ
12.Tailed Jay
13.Peacock Pansy
14.Mottled Emigrant
15.Striped Albatross
16.Common Mormon
17. Flash spp.
18. Lemon Emigrant (NEW)

Last update:06 Jan 2011

Cheers:cheers:
07-Jan-2012, 08:21 AM
Psyche

Here is a belated reply, Brian.

Your Potanthus is a tricky one.
Of the 3 subapical (just below the apex or tip) spots the one near the margin is rather short.
However, the veins are more or less darkened and I would leave it as the Lesser Dart.(P. omaha)
Do you have an underside shot of this ?

Post 34 is the Chocolate Demon.

TL Seow:cheers:

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