The return of the King!

Spotted this King in the drain at AH today. Initially thot it was one of the Autumn Leafs that I saw earlier. However, when I move closer, notice that it was bigger than AL! Suspected that it must be that one. Quickly unscrewed off Nikon 3T and took 2 record shots from ard 2m away. Once confirmed the id, I back off a couple of steps and climbed up the bank and approached it at right angle.

Presenting ... ... the ...

Palm King

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...-5000/4844.jpg


My 90th species. 10 more to go ... ;P

According to Ross, PK is one of the first butt to be sighted in AH, but she has not seen it for a long time.

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Originally Posted by Rustic

congratz. which drain was that? dont recall any angle like this. :P

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There's only one drain in the Butts Trail, the one where the wooden bridge is on. ;P

Nice capture.

super cool catch! not my day today...barely 5 min after you left, started to pour, until NOW! We ended up shopping at Queensway & Ikea instead :P

This King is really huge, bigger than the one I shot at my place.
Congratulation, I think you have added one more new species, edging closer to the century mark.

nice catch :thumbsup:

Thanks Rustic, Falcon, Cycad Blue, Federick, and Elbowed Pierrot.

Looks like it's feeding on some damp mosses...

This bugger, seldom can get a good pristine specimen. Even when I was collecting, 9/10 will have torn wings, and particularly the hindwing tornal area (which is also damaged in your specimen) ;P

Great catch nevertheless... :thumbsup:

nice catch neo ;-) I got another reason to visit AH on sunday :cheers:

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Originally Posted by Sky Blue

nice catch neo ;-) I got another reason to visit AH on sunday :cheers:

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Looks like AH is going to be crowded this weekend, ;P but I'm not going.

great shots there. great surprise at AH.

time to go collect my #106 & 107