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Spotted Flitter

vids — Fri, 14 May 2021 00:36:29 +0000

Scientific name: Zographetus doxus

These are forest-dependent butterflies and are rarely, if ever, found outside the sanctuary of the nature reserves in Singapore. source: https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2017_04_22_archive.html

ID from Dr Seow : Zographetus doxus Female

Males are identified by their large white area on the antennal clubs.

Zographetus doxus.
Ground with a more yellow bloom in the discal (central) HW area.Margins broadly brown. Outer half of HW cell paler , yellower than inner half. HW veins are noticeably darkened.

Thanks Koh Cher Hern for helping for the ID

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Banded Demon

vids — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:53:40 +0000

Notocrypta paralysos, the banded demon or common banded demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. Wikipedia

Banded Demon Life Cycle by Butterfly Cylce

Spotted at Dairy Farm – January 2021

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Chestnut Bob

vids — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:02:33 +0000

Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

Life Cycle of Chestnut Bob by ButterflyCycle

Spotted at Dairy Farm

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Small Branded Swift

vids — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:33:21 +0000

Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of south, southeast and East Asia, and as far as the Philippines. It is also present in tropical Africa and Arabia. Wikipedia

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Palm Bob

vids — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:07:15 +0000

Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Wikipedia

Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea. Wikipedia

Life story of Palm Bob by Butterfly Cylce

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