Some Butterfly Sighting Records in 2012

[Commander]

Congrats on the +1, Fed. This fella's markings a unique enough to ID it. Next time you know what to do - make full use of your NParks permit!

Now to get a better confirmation of the other Prosotas that Horace stumbled upon earlier, P. aluta.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks.

Khew, I have thought of it but I did't have the correct equipment to do it when this guy was at a distance from me.
I guess BB is not an ideal shooting ground for many of us.
Hope you guys have found its location.

[Bluebottle]

Congrats on the +1, Federick

[horace2264]

I guess BB is not an ideal shooting ground for many of us.
Hope you guys have found its location.

Saw a number of them flying around but they were too skittish and too far for any decent shot. One of them seemed to be trying to oviposit on both the legume plant on site and the mile-a-minute vine, but no eggs were found.

Definitely not an easy site to take pics due to the nature of the site and that the butts were visiting vegetation over-growing some of the graves.

[Peacock Royal]

Well done ! At least we know where to find them now.
It is a matter of time we find its host plants.

[The Plane]

Congratz Federick. That's a nice +1

[Commander]

Saw a number of them flying around but they were too skittish and too far for any decent shot. One of them seemed to be trying to oviposit on both the legume plant on site and the mile-a-minute vine, but no eggs were found.

Definitely not an easy site to take pics due to the nature of the site and that the butts were visiting vegetation over-growing some of the graves.

Well done, Horace. You are our advance party. This Friday BC members will flood the site.

But you've got a point there. If the butt perches on top of a grave, would anyone step on top the grave, knowing that there is someone buried underneath?

[horace2264]

But you've got a point there. If the butt perches on top of a grave, would anyone step on top the grave, knowing that there is someone buried underneath?

Some of the abandoned graves are overgrown with vegetation and their tombstone broken/collapsed. Hence you might not even know that you are already stepping on a grave as you approach the butt for a shot.

[Peacock Royal]

I need help in confirming the ids for these two species.

1,2 and 3 - Which Abisara species ?
4. Nacaduba sp ?

[Psyche]

1, 2, & 3 are female Abisara geza.
The band is strongly angulate at vein 4 on the hindwing.

4. is the female of Ionolyce helicon.
The forewing postdiscal band is mostly disjointed; hindwing submarginal spot in space 3 sharply pointed; note wingshape.

TL Seow