Early stage of Borbo cinnara cinnara (Formosan Swift)

Introduction

Borbo cinnara is common in forest land and secondary growth in Peninsula Malaysia. In Singapore, it's caterpillar is commonly found in SBWR.

Early stage observation

The upperside wings are brown with golden hue, and with greenish hairs near basal areas, the underside has greenish scaling and there are spots in space 2, 3 and 6 on the hindwing.

On forewing there is yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b, and there are decreasing hyaline spots in space 2 to 4 and 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell (one or both may be missing), while a few hyaline spots may be faintly visible on hindwing.

The caterpillar is found on Panicum maximum (Guinea Grass) in Singapore. Host plant include various Gramineae.

Egg surface smoth & half rounded, ~1mm in diameter, laid singly on either surface of younger leaf.

Final instar larva light green in color, there is a pair of white stripe on the caterpillar head capsule.

Pupa with girdle, cremaster is attached to a short transverse band, ~26mm in length, light green, with a pair longitudinal stripes each side of the midline dorsally.

Hasora badra badra (Common Awl) - Additional Information

The Hasora badra badra (Common Awl), well known to feed on Derris trifoliata (Common/Sea Derris) and common near back-mangrove areas such as SBWR and Ubin Island in Singapore.

(Earlier post on Early stage of Hasora badra badra (Common Awl))

Recently, I came across a caterpillars of this butterfly, at forested area instead of the usual back-mangrove, the hostplant seems to be some species of Derris.

The caterpillar are bred to adulthood and confirmed to be Hasora badra badra (Common Awl).

Derris sp.

4th instar larva

5th instar larva

Fresh pupa

Pupa

Male genitalia of Hasora badra

Early stage of Tagiades japetus atticus (Common Snow Flat)

Introduction

Tagiades japetus atticus (Common Snow Flat) is one of the commonest Flat found in Singapore & Peninsula Malaysia, and frequent from lowlands to low mountains.

In Singapore, this species feed on a species of Dioscorea sp. In Peninsula Malaysia, its also feeds on Disccorea alata (Dioscoreaceae).

Early stage observation

Unlike Tagiades gana, eggs are found singly on the upper surface of its host plant mature and young leaf, less than 1 m above group level.

The larva make leaf shelter by cutting a small part of a leaf & folding it. It stays on the upperside of the shelter throughout 1 - 5 instar, even after changing the shelter when it grow bigger.

Final instar larva reach about 35 mm in length. Pupation take place in the shelter, pupa length is about 22 mm. Pupa is greyish with pale orange-pink tint in color, and many dark brown spots. The pupa have the usual triangular white specks at the base & outer margin of forewing.

Pocket Butterflies Singapore (Freeware)

Pocket Butterflies Singapore v1.1.0 (Freeware)

Pocket PC - Butterflies of Singapore

21 Dec 2009

Sample Screens

Requirements:

Pocket PC, All Win-Mobile, Dot.NET-CF 2.0, VGA, QVGA

Overview:

Pocket Butterflies Singapore is an easy to use butterfly identification guide. It covers about 280+ butterflies in Singapore. Pocket Butterflies Singapore allows you to identify a butterfly by sight, whether you are a dedicated butterfly watcher or you just wish to know what butterflies visit your garden.

What's New
Ver 1.1 - GPS output file found in data folder (\Internal Storage\PBSdata\GPS\) is now in Google Earth file format, double click the file from your desktop will open Google Earth & show the location (Placemark) directly.

Features:

* Covering 280 + Singapore Butterflies

* Choose a 'watching' location or view a specific butterfly group.

* Full customization of the butterfly lists with the build-in Editor.

* Software shows Butterfly Image (male, female, upperside, underside whenever available) and Text Info.

* View butterfly lists in Latin name order or A-Z sorted order.

* View butterfly names in common naming or scientific 'Latin' naming.

* Easy to use when walking or watching butterflies in the field. Finger friendly operation.

* Save your personal butterfly observation notes on each butterfly.

* Save GPS location of butterfly & view in Google Earth

* 60mb of data files are stored on your SD / Storage Card, only 0.85mb in internal memory.

* For Windows Mobile Pocket-PC(VGA) and Windows Laptop/Desktop PC (next release).

* 38 User-defined butterfly category lists available (28 are pre-defined as default).

* Butterfly comparison feature.

* Storage Card detection feature.

* Cleaner, easier to use interface.

* Alter the program's text size.

* Scrollable specimen image (next release)

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Early stage of Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat)

Introduction

Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat) is one of the commonest Flat found in Singapore & Peninsula Malaysia, and frequent the vicinities of forests.

In Singapore, this species feed on Dioscorea piscatorum, where the plant is wide spread from Peninsula Malaysia to Borneo. In Peninsula Malaysia, its also feeds on Dioscorea alata, D. glabra.

Early stage observation

Eggs are found singly on the upper surface of its host plant mature leaf, less than 1 m above group level. The larva make leaf shelter by cutting a small part of a leaf & folding it. The larva stays on the upperside of the shelter throughout 1 - 5 instar, even after changing the shelter when it grow bigger. Final instar larva reach about 35 mm in length. Pupation take place in the shelter, pupa length is about 22 mm. Pupa is greyish with pale orange-pink tint in color, and many dark brown spots. The pupa lacks the usual triangular white specks at the base & outer margin of forewing, make the identification easy.

Early stage of Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)

Chocolate Pansy is the most common pansy in Singapore.

Early stage of Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)

Blue Pansy is the 2nd most common Pansy in Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia, they can usually be found on grassy patches in open areas.

The male is the prettier of the two sexes, where the hindwing is a bright blue with an orange-red subtornal ocellus. The female is brown on the upperside. The undersides of both sexes are a pale brown. Female with more blue at the hindwing has been reported & common in some regions like Australia.