Punggol East - 26 Feb 2007

[Common Mime]

Here I am compiling all of my shots besides the TC and LGB.

May need experts' comment to improve and ID correction.

Thank you!

Regards
CM

#1. Spindasis syama terana, Black Banded Silverline

#2a. Spindasis lohita senama, Long Banded Silverline

#2b. Spindasis lohita senama, Long Banded Silverline

#2c. Spindasis lohita senama, Long Banded Silverline

#3. Jamides celeno aelianus, Common Caerulean

#4. Orsotriaena medus cinerea, The Nigger

[Common Mime]

#4a. Hypolycaena erylus teatus, Common Tit

#4b. Hypolycaena erylus teatus, Common Tit
Realised that the forewing tip of this orange & white CT is not as pointed as the usual one. Also the third paid of its leg, the balck & white stripe is pretty different too.

#4c. Hypolycaena erylus teatus, Common Tit (orange & white CT)

#5a. Rapala pheretima sequeira, Copper Flash

#5b. Rapala pheretima sequeira, Copper Flash

#5c. Rapala pheretima sequeira, Copper Flash (The hindwing markings are diffrent, possible male and female?)

[Common Mime]

#6a. Prosotas dubiosa lumpura, Tailless Line Blue

#6b. Prosotas dubiosa lumpura, Tailless Line Blue

#7. Mycalesis visala phamis (??)

#8. Danaus genutia genutia, Common Tiger. Do "Tigers" puddle?

#9. Telicota besta bina

#10. UFO

[Common Mime]

#11a. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart

#11b. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart

#11c. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart

#11d. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart

#11e. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart (Female?)

#11f. Potanthus omaha omaha, Lesser Dart (Male?)

[Common Mime]

#12a. Polytremis lubricans lubricans, Contiguous Swift

#12b. Polytremis lubricans lubricans, Contiguous Swift

#12c. Polytremis lubricans lubricans, Contiguous Swift

#13a. Borbo cinnara cinnara, Formosan Swift

#13b. Borbo cinnara cinnara, Formosan Swift

[Common Mime]

Also sighted the following butterflies at the same location:

1. Common Mormon
2. Autumn Leaf
3. Blue Glassy Tiger
4. Dark Glassy Tiger
5. Leopard
6. Blue Pansy
7. Chocolate Pansy
8. Peacock pansy
9. Three-spot Grass Yellow
10. Common Grass Yellow
11. Mycalesis spp.
.
.
.
.

[Sky Blue]

wow, long list & good photos there

so I think the Tailless Line Blue really feed on the young flower of mimosa, previously I also collected one egg from Punggol but somehow get mixed with a small moth, so end up I got a moth...

[Commander]

#7 is quite certainly Dingy Bush Brown (Mycalesis perseus cepheus) due to the dislocated eyespot in space 2 of the hindwing.

[Cruiser]

CM, good harvest did you also notice there seem to be two type of CF over there, one lighter and the other much darker/brown?

[Common Mime]

wow, long list & good photos there

so I think the Tailless Line Blue really feed on the young flower of mimosa, previously I also collected one egg from Punggol but somehow get mixed with a small moth, so end up I got a moth...

Thanks SC. The host plant that I encounter for this TLB is not mimosa but something similiar. I will post the photos of the host plant soon.

#7 is quite certainly Dingy Bush Brown (Mycalesis perseus cepheus) due to the dislocated eyespot in space 2 of the hindwing.

Thanks Khew for the confirmation. Really difficult to ID.

CM, good harvest did you also notice there seem to be two type of CF over there, one lighter and the other much darker/brown?

Yes, I notice the difference. After some read ups, I may suggest it is due to the female and male. I realise the female is of darker color with extra markings on the forewings underside while the male is duller in color? Or it is the other way round?

I also find out than they are very weak in flying and holding on to the leaf. I saw one drop from the upper leaf to the lower leaf while "walking" and they really drunk while feeding. Can staying still for hours!!!

Bring ladder if possible, I am too short to really shoot them as they always stay on top of the bush while there are ants nest everywhere .