Friday, February 26, 2010

Small Branded Swift at my garden

Early this month I spotted a Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias mathias) basking on the leaf of my Citronella Grass plant (Cymbopogon nardus).

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I also spotted a Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra agina ) a few days ago.

These are species #13 and #14 at my garden !

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

New born in February

Leopard reared on Flacourtia rukam.

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Painted Jezebel
(PJ) – the pupa on the top is a male - showing it’s white upperside forewings while the one below with black color forewings is a female.

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A newly emerged PJ drying itself on the leaf of Tillandsia balbisiana.

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Another newly emerged PJ drying its wings on Rhipsalis leaf.

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