Quote Originally Posted by Commander View Post
From the position of the costal spot on the underside of the forewing (although in your shot, it's not quite exactly in the usual 'correct' position), this looks like a Forget-Me-Not (Catochrysops strabo strabo).

Any other shots of it? The perspective of the shot could have given a not so accurate representation of the costal spot.
Thanks Khew for the prompt reply and the idea of the costal spot position. I suspect it is Forget-Me-Not, then again it could be a female Silver Forget-Me-Not, though not so pristine!

Quote Originally Posted by Silverstreak View Post
Both the Catochrysops strabo strabo (Forget-me-not) and Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Silver Forget-me-not) lay their eggs through a needle like ovipositor, which is inserted into the folds of the flower bud /young shoot of their hostplants .

The Forget me not is the rarer of the two species. Two sites that used to have this species were Sentosa and Mandai area. The Sentosa site had been wiped out by development , the Mandai site is due to be developed soon.

Both species early stages have yet to be recorded .There should be more where you found it, since it was attempting to oviposit on its hostplant.

Retrieve from archives on the differences of the leading edge marking of the two species:




Thanks Uncle Sunny for the info, I was surprised it oviposited on the bud of crown flowers.

Here's another shot of it.