Some Butts at Punggol

[Peacock Royal]

Some record shots taken last Saturday.
1. Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant)
2. Melanitis leda leda (Common Evening Brown)
3. Rapala pheretima sequeira (Copper Flash)
4, Telicota besta bina
5. Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)

See my blog for details and other butts

[benetay]

wow i've yet to get a solid shot of the evening brown.

i saw at least 10-15 Emigrant today in one small area. Seems like they are all out full force!

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers!

[Wanderer]

opaque eyes = blind?

[atronox]

opaque eyes = blind?

Actually, no. Different spp have differently coloured eyes depending on pigment bt they all can see. Some skippers have red eyes coz they tend to fly at dusk or are nocturnal.

[Commander]

Actually, what Federick was trying to say in his blog regarding the Emigrant is that the opaque eye suggests a defect or handicap in the butterfly. The Orange Emigrant's eyes are typically transparent where you can see the compound eye in detail.

This is different from the species which normally have opaque coloured eyes.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Khew for explaining.