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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Mime
    Wah! I tot a new species!

    Aim for which specimen? I have both species
    Aim for specimens whose wings were broken and hence revealing the upperside when closed.

    spec·i·men
    1. An individual, item, or part representative of a class, genus, or whole.

    spe·cies
    1. Biology.
    1. A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
    2. An organism belonging to such a category, represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in Ananas comosus, the pineapple, and Equus caballus, the horse.
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    Hmmm... the man has indeed gotten wiser after his birthday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commander
    Hmmm... the man has indeed gotten wiser after his birthday.
    On his birthday you mean?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rustic
    Aim for specimens whose wings were broken and hence revealing the upperside when closed.

    spec·i·men
    1. An individual, item, or part representative of a class, genus, or whole.

    spe·cies
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    1. A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
    2. An organism belonging to such a category, represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in Ananas comosus, the pineapple, and Equus caballus, the horse.
    Thanks for the lesson. Do you have a layman version?

    After a second look at your specimen, now I think I saw a Common Palmfly
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Mime
    Thanks for the lesson. Do you have a layman version?
    I thought you were going to ask him for a Chinese version.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commander
    I thought you were going to ask him for a Chinese version.
    I dun mind if he is willing to .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Mime
    Thanks for the lesson. Do you have a layman version?

    After a second look at your specimen, now I think I saw a Common Palmfly
    Where u spotted the specimen? Macritchie reservoir?
    Do u recall any "spots"? If no spots, likely to be Common Palmfly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rustic
    Where u spotted the specimen? Macritchie reservoir?
    Do u recall any "spots"? If no spots, likely to be Common Palmfly.
    Below my office, the bush area. Besides, I saw a Common Mormon, Common Palmfly (w/o spot), and a skipper, those red eye type, looks like a banana skipper as the wings are quite plain but w/o the whilte tip. Not a coconut skipper as well since there are not other spots or marking, it was plain and the eyes are not red . Of course, this one lor. Nevermind, I have her young one with me .
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    I think the white patches on the underside of a female Common Palmfly is more obvious than a make which has a rather dark reddish brown underside. This is based on my observation for the past one week below my office.

    The quantity of male seems like more than the female?

    I find them like to walk on the leaves by dragging their abdomen touching the leaf. Any special reason?
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    Just a record shot of the mating Common Palmfly
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