Friday, September 25, 2015

Local Butterfly Species



Hello!
I'll be introducing some local butterfly species so that everyone can keep their eyes peeled to see these amazing flyers! I'm proud to say I've seen quite a few butterflies at the Kent Ridge Park!

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After some research, I realised that Singapore is really diverse in the number of butterflies! The Butterfly Interest Group, a subgroup of the Nature Society Singapore has been working hard since the nineties to compile a comprehensive guide, which is available in Botanic Gardens. 

Swallowtail Family (Papilionidae)


Common Mime Butterfly
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Common Birdwing Butterfly
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These butterflies are from the family Papilionidae, and they are usually large and striking, and the patterns on their wings set them apart from other families of butterflies. The Common Birdwing Butterfly is under Appendix II under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), hence it is vulnerable. Birdwings are very popular with butterfly collectors, and often found in illegal foreign wildlife trades.  

White and Sulphur Family (Pieridae)

These are medium sized flyers, and they are not always white and sulphur despite their name.

Painted Jezebel Butterfly
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Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Satyrinae

These brush-footed butterflies are brown with eye patterns on their wings. They have a very distinctive way of flying; after each wingbeat, they glide through the air without moving their wings for a while!


Three Ring Butterfly 
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Since I've covered some butterfly species, I'll be writing about local moth species soon!

Ciao!




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