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YC Wee
on 8th January 2015

“The Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana, family Nymphalidae, subfamily Satyrinae) is a commonly encountered greyish-brown butterfly in Singapore and may be found from urban parks to forested areas […]

YC Wee
on 9th June 2014

The Pale Grass Blue (Zizeeria maha serica) is a small exotic butterfly that was discovered in Singapore in 2001. It has since spread to many parts of the main island. […]

YC Wee
on 28th May 2014

Jeremiah Loei’s video clip shows the female Black Tipped Archduke (Lexias dirtea merguia) feeding on the rotting juice of the Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola). This butterfly is a forest species, seldom […]

YC Wee
on 19th May 2014

“On 17th April, I noticed that there were a few caterpillars on a Pink Lime-berry tree (Clausena excavata) while watering my plants in the afternoon. [Note: this tree can easily […]

YC Wee
on 9th May 2014

The Cycad Blue (Chilades pandava pandava) is so named because its caterpillar host plants are the popular ornamentals: Sago Cycad (Cycas revolute) (above) and Malayan Fern Plant (C. rumphii). The […]

YC Wee
on 21st March 2014

“On the hot afternoon of 23rd February 2014, relief from the heat was sought at the refreshing waterfalls of Sungei Kroh within FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kepong, Selangor, Peninsular […]

YC Wee
on 2nd February 2014

“It’s been a busy Lunar New Year week, attending to at least a dozen Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) eclosions, including this set of triplets on Tuesday (below). “Most of […]

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