Dysaethria sp

Green Lacewing

Augolesthus andoi

Antestiopsis anchora

Butterfly

Burmese Bush Brown

Mycalesis perseoides, the Pachmarhi bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia Wikipedia Great...

Arhopala major

Arhopala major is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by...

Blue Pansy

Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern...

Malayan Jester

Scientific name: Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana Location: Riffle Range Nature Park - Feb 2024

Cycad Blue

Luthrodes pandava, the plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly...

Small Branded Swift

Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black...

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Our Park

Clementi Forest

Clementi Forest lies directly between Clementi Road and the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line onSingapore Island NUS Department of Biological Sciences.It is...

Green Corridor

Hiking Journey started from King Albert Park MRT Station and ended at Ghim Moh Road.Easy walking throughout the journey, can bring young kid to...

ARTICLE

Why are these insects called ladybugs?

My Son asked me question when he saw my ladybug photo. Why is it called ladybug? There's no male? all ladies?That question make me wonder and try to get the explanation of 'ladybug' name. Ladybugs, or ladybird beetles, got their name about 500 years ago in Europe. It seems that...

Birding 101

This article was published by Canon Singapore on year 2013.Contributed by David Wirawan Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. This certainly applies to photographing birds.Birding, also known as bird photography, is no easy feat as birds are naturally skittish, which makes them challenging to capture. However, the rewards...

The ‘Butterfly Man’ Khew Sin Khoon

He pioneered free-ranging butterfly trails at Alexandra Hospital, Butterfly Hill at Pulau Ubin, Butterfly Garden at Hort- Park, as well as other trails at park connectors and urban gardens. His dedication made him known as 'Butterfly Man' in Singapore. The first time I contacted Mr Khew was on May 2008...

Weaver Ant Nest

Have you seen this kind of Nest? some nest sizes are quite big and actually quite neat, as they make it by connecting ( weave ) the leaves. When I first time saw it, I thought is a bird's nest, as I saw it quite high on the tree....

Spiders

Opadometa fastigata

Opadometa fastigata, the pear-shaped Opadometa, is a species of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae....

Kidney Garden Spider

Araneus mitificus currently known as Bijoaraneus mitificus , commonly known as the kidney garden...

Telamonia Spider

Telamonia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell...

Wild Animals

Long-tailed sun skink – Eutropis longicaudata

The species is easily identified by the impressively long tail, which measures twice the...

Humphrey’s Land Snail

The Humphrey's Land Snail (Hemiplecta humphreysiana) is one of the native snails in Singapore.it usually found...

Black-bearded Flying Dragon

Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard or black-barbed flying dragon, is...

Twin-barred Tree Snake

The twin-barred tree snake is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It...

Monitor Lizard

Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa,...

Tree Climbing Crab

Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae. Wikipedia Features: Body width 4-5cm....

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Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo

The Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) is a medium-sized, shy cuckoo species found across South and Southeast Asia. It is named after the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson and is best known...

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

The blue-crowned hanging parrot is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia. These parrots are 12 cm in...

Von Schrenck’s bittern

Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern is a small bittern named after Leopold von Schrenck, the 19th-century Russian zoologist. It breeds in southeast Siberia,...

Caterpillar

Nolid Moth

Nolid caterpillars (Chleophorinae).Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. The family was erected by George Hampson in 1894. They...

Centaur Oakblue

The Centaur Oakblue (Arhopala centaurus) caterpillar is best known for its fascinating symbiotic relationship with Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), which act as aggressive bodyguards. Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve - August 2022

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed...

Dragonfly

White-barred Duskhawk

Tholymis tillarga, the coral-tailed cloudwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia...

Asian Sapphire Flutterer

Rhyothemis triangularis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in eastern and southern Asia. Wikipedia Scientific name: Rhyothemis triangularis Location: Rifle...

Variable Wisp

The Variable Wisp (Agriocnemis femina), also known as the pinhead wisp, is one of the smallest damselfly species in Southeast Asia. It is famous for its dramatic...