Upper Seletar Reservoir Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/upper-seletar-reservoir Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:03:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Tree Flitter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/tree-flitter?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-flitter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/tree-flitter#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:56:09 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8083 Hyarotis adrastus, the tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia Scientific name: Hyarotis adrastus Life History of the Tree Flitter by Butterflies of Singapore Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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]]> Hyarotis adrastus, the tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Hyarotis adrastus

Life History of the Tree Flitter by Butterflies of Singapore

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/tree-flitter/feed 0 8083 Flatid Planthopper Nymph https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/flatid-planthopper-nymph?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flatid-planthopper-nymph https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/flatid-planthopper-nymph#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 04:18:08 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8431 Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. Wikipedia Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2023

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]]> Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2023

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/flatid-planthopper-nymph/feed 0 8431 Orange-faced Sprite https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/odonata-dragonfly-damselfly/orange-faced-sprite?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orange-faced-sprite https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/odonata-dragonfly-damselfly/orange-faced-sprite#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:14:57 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8366 Scientific name: Pseudagrion rubriceps Pseudagrion is the largest genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, with over 140 species. Its range includes most of Africa, much of Asia, and Australia. Africa holds most of the diversity with almost 100 species. Wikipedia Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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]]> Scientific name: Pseudagrion rubriceps

Pseudagrion is the largest genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, with over 140 species. Its range includes most of Africa, much of Asia, and Australia. Africa holds most of the diversity with almost 100 species. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/odonata-dragonfly-damselfly/orange-faced-sprite/feed 0 8366 Archduke https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/archduke?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archduke https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/archduke#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:31:43 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8332 The archdukes are a genus, Lexias, of tropical forest-dwelling butterflies that are common throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. Members of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae, the genus is represented by about 17 species. Wikipedia Lexias pardalis, the common archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Scientific name: Lexias pardalis dirteana Photos are Female Archdukes

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]]> The archdukes are a genus, Lexias, of tropical forest-dwelling butterflies that are common throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. Members of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae, the genus is represented by about 17 species. Wikipedia

Lexias pardalis, the common archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Scientific name: Lexias pardalis dirteana

Photos are Female Archdukes

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/archduke/feed 0 8332 Purple Duke https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/purple-duke?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=purple-duke https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/purple-duke#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:02:14 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8317 Scientific name: Eulaceura osteria kumana Life History of the Purple Duke by Butterflies of Singapore Adult butterflies often fly rapidly along jungle paths and settle upside down on the undersides of leaves with their wings folded shut. Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024, Lornie PCN – March 2024

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]]> Scientific name: Eulaceura osteria kumana

Life History of the Purple Duke by Butterflies of Singapore

Adult butterflies often fly rapidly along jungle paths and settle upside down on the undersides of leaves with their wings folded shut.

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024, Lornie PCN – March 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/purple-duke/feed 0 8317 Common Hill Myna https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-hill-myna https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:01:45 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8323 The common hill myna, sometimes spelt “mynah” and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly sighted in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the Starling family, resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast […]

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]]> The common hill myna, sometimes spelt “mynah” and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly sighted in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the Starling family, resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Gracula religiosa

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna/feed 0 8323 Royal Assyrian https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/royal-assyrian?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=royal-assyrian https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/royal-assyrian#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:39:57 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8311 Terinos terpander, the royal Assyrian, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. Wikipedia Scientific name: Terinos terpander robertsia The Royal Assyrian is moderately rare in Singapore. The species is usually encountered in parts of the nature reserves where its host plant, Rinorea anguifera. Life History of the […]

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]]> Terinos terpander, the royal Assyrian, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Terinos terpander robertsia

The Royal Assyrian is moderately rare in Singapore. The species is usually encountered in parts of the nature reserves where its host plant, Rinorea anguifera.

Life History of the Royal Assyrian by butterflies of singapore

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/royal-assyrian/feed 0 8311 Kopstein’s Bronzeback https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/kopstiens-bronzeback?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kopstiens-bronzeback https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/kopstiens-bronzeback#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:13:40 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2443 Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, distributed from Pakistan, India and southern China to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. There are over forty described species. Wikipedia Head distinct from slender body, eye large. Scales along middle of back distinctly enlarged. Bronze brown above, the neck region bright orange-red. A […]

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]]> Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, distributed from Pakistan, India and southern China to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. There are over forty described species. Wikipedia

Head distinct from slender body, eye large. Scales along middle of back distinctly enlarged. Bronze brown above, the neck region bright orange-red. A black streak on the side of the head and fore part of the neck. Underside yellowish green on the front half, and dull green to brown on the rear. NParks

Location: Lornie PCN – Jan 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/kopstiens-bronzeback/feed 0 2443 Macracantha arcuata https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/macracantha-arcuata?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=macracantha-arcuata https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/macracantha-arcuata#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:56:14 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7316 Macracantha arcuata also known as the curved spiny spider. Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, Macracantha arcuata, although some schemes also recognise inclusion of Gasteracantha hasselti in this genus. Wikipedia Previously known as Gasteracantha arcuata, it was moved to the genus Macracantha by Patrick (2007). With its distinctively long […]

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]]> Macracantha arcuata also known as the curved spiny spider.

Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, Macracantha arcuata, although some schemes also recognise inclusion of Gasteracantha hasselti in this genus. Wikipedia

Previously known as Gasteracantha arcuata, it was moved to the genus Macracantha by Patrick (2007). With its distinctively long and curved spines.

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/macracantha-arcuata/feed 0 7316 The Plane – Bindahara phocides https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/the-plane-bindahara-phocides?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-plane-bindahara-phocides https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/butterfly/the-plane-bindahara-phocides#respond Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:33:36 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7285 Bindahara phocides, the plane, is a small butterfly found Indomalayan (including Sri Lanka, India) and Australasian realms that belongs to the lycaenids… Wikipedia Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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]]> Bindahara phocides, the plane, is a small butterfly found Indomalayan (including Sri Lanka, India) and Australasian realms that belongs to the lycaenids… Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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