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Tiger Beetle – Neocollyris sp

vids — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:22:04 +0000

Neocollyris is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Cicindelinae, in the tribe Collyridini. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – April 2022

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Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

vids — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:54:30 +0000

The orange-bellied flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Scientific name: Dicaeum trigonostigma

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – March 2022

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Plain Plushblue

vids — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:43:24 +0000

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Wikipedia

Flos apidanus is the most widely distributed member of the Flos genus. This is also true locally in Singapore as it can be found in multiple locations, in and out of the nature reserves, and it is the most commonly sighted of the four Flos species residing here.
Life History by Butterfly Cycle

Location: Choa Chu Kang – March 2022

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Longhorn Beetle – Chloridolum thomsoni

vids — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:45:51 +0000

Chloridolum is a genus of longhorn beetles of the family Cerambycidae

Location: Windsor Nature Park – Jan 2022

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