Dairy Farm Nature Park Archives - Singapore Geographic

Augolesthus andoi

vids — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:14:28 +0000

Darkling beetle (tenebrionidae) is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution.

Genus: Augolesthus

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – May 2022

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Lesser Darkwing

vids — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:29:05 +0000

Scientific name: Allotinus unicolor

Allotinus unicolor, the lesser darkie, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in Asia. Seitz – A. unicolor. An insignificant, rare species which has hitherto been often confounded with allied species. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – Dec 2025

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Phloeoglymma sp – Weevil

vids — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:54:39 +0000

Phloeoglymma is a genus of Australian “true” weevils within the family Curculionidae. These beetles are characterised by their “hidden snouts,” as they belong to the subfamily Cryptorhynchinae.

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park, May 2022

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Chalybion bengalense

vids — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:31:12 +0000

Chalybion bengalense, also known as the oriental mud dauber, is a widely distributed member of the Chalybion genus. Melittobia assemi has been reported as a parasite of this species. Wikipedia

Dairy Farm Nature Park, May 2022

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Blue-eared Kingfisher

vids — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:01:26 +0000

The blue-eared kingfisher is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh – October 2025
Dairy Farm Nature Park – July 2024

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Ricaniid Planthopper Nymph

vids — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:42:54 +0000

Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021

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Black Spitting Cobra

vids — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:10:35 +0000

The Equatorial spitting cobra also called the black spitting cobra, Malayan spitting cobra, golden spitting cobra, Sumatran spitting cobra, or Palawan spitting cobra, is a species of spitting cobra found in Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Naja sumatrana

The body is thick, and the tail short. The head is distinct from the neck, and the snout is rounded.

This is a highly venomous species which should be treated with caution. Typically this snake prefers to avoid confrontation and is not considered ‘aggressive. Large adults will stand erect, expand their hood and hiss loudly if feeling threatened. If the perceived attacker does not back off from this threat display the snake will then attempt to spray venom into the eyes of its tormentor. Unless such venom is washed away immediately, permanent damage to the tissues surrounding the eye can occur. Envenomation through a bite from this species may result in death.- Ecology Asia

It’s Native to Singapore

Location: Sungei Buloh and Dairy Farm, Upper Seletar Reservoir

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False Tiger Moth – Dysphania discalis

vids — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:40:23 +0000

Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae and typical of the tribe Dysphaniini; they are sometimes called ‘false tiger moths’ Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – Feb 2023

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Pitcher Blue

vids — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 06:44:06 +0000

Pitcher Blue (Virachola kessuma deliochus)

Life history by Butterfly Circle

Status: Rare in Singapore.

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – Feb 2023

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Sarbena lignifera – Mad Hatterpillar

vids — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:43:02 +0000

Like all insects, these caterpillars go through stages during which they shed their outer skin, including their heads

Other caterpillars would normally shed their skin and heads and leave them behind.

For weeks before they become moths, these insects carry their dead heads, stacking the old head to the current head.

The primary reason for the caterpillars’ head-stacking behaviour is, reportedly, to keep from being eaten.

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – January 2023

Thanks, Mr Jit-Leang Foo for the ID

I’m really curious how the stacking process happened, I hope can record this moment in future

Reference:

Meet ‘Mad Hatterpillar,’ the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense

Meet the Multi-Headed Caterpillar

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