Hot morning at Eco Green

It was a while since I last went out for a nice butterfly outing,

so I decided to tag along with Uncle Khew and a few others

for a short visit to Tampines Eco Green. Our target: Singapore's

two silverline species. And our trip was successful! I went

home with shots of both our lovely spindasis butterflies. This

is the more common one, the Long banded silverline.

This male was feeding happily on the showy leea rubra

flowers, planted there for landscaping. He was sooo tame

and let us shoot from different angles. The second species,

the club silverline, usually has black bands on the underside,

instead of brick-red. The real difference lies in the forewing

basal streak (the little band at the base of the forewing). Club

silverline has its basal streak shaped like a club!

I only spotted two club silverlines though, compared

to the numerous long banded ones. They have established

themselves there, as the caterpillar host plant, acacia

auriculiformis grows abundantly. The plain tigers were also out in full force, and their graceful flight and bright colours made them attractive to watch.

It was a very fun outing on the whole, even though I was

baking in the sun. I was overcooked. I am glad to have

finally nailed my two silverlines.

The End.