Baby Tigers spotted !

This morning I noticed the leaves of my Blood Flower (Asclepias  curassavica ) show signs of being eaten by caterpillar. On closer examination, I found Plain Tiger caterpillars on the plant.

I checked the plants and counted at least 10 caterpillars ! 
I decided to collect all the caterpillars and put them in container so that I can ration the leaves and ensure there is sufficient leaves for all of them.

Butterfly in my garden

Last week at around 6pm, I saw a small skipper darting around my garden and eventually landed on a leaf.  Turned out it is a Palm Bob (Suastes gramius) looking for a place to roost.  It stayed on the leaf the over night and left early in the morning.

Today when I returned home at 6pm, I found a hawk moth on the stairs !  It is a Macroglossum sitiene.  What a pleasant surprise to be greeted by a hawk moth.  This is a rather common hawk moth around my area as its larva host plant Paederia foetida, can be found growing on the fence of my condo.

Peacock Royal

Yesterday, a female Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus maxentius) came to my garden.

 

Hopefully I will see Peacock Royal caterpillars on the mistletoe in my garden soon.

Gan’s Garden Butterfly List – 18 species

Last update : 30 dec 2011

Butterflies sighted at Gan’s garden on 5th and 6th floor :

1. Papilio demoleus malayanus – Lime Butterfly^# : Sep 2008
2. Zizina otis lampa - Lesser Grass Blue^# : Nov 2008
3. Suastus gremius gremius – Palm Bob : Mar 2009
4. Delias hyparete metarete - Painted Jezebel^# : Mar 2009
5. Bibasis harisa consobrina - Orange Awlet : Mar 2009
6. Parantica agleoides agleoides - Dark Glassy Tiger : May 2009
7. Matapa aria - Common Redeye : May 2009
8. Tajuria cippusmaxentius – Peacock Royal^# : Aug 2009
9. Catopsilia pomona pomona – Lemon Emigrant : 31 Oct 2009
10. Ideopsis vulgaris macrina – Blue Glassy Tiger : 2 Nov 2009
11. Danaus chrysippus chrysippus - Plain Tiger : 6 Jan 2010
12. Chilades pandava pandava – Cycad Blue : 9 Jan 2010
13. Pelopidas mathias mathias - Small Branded Swift : 3 Feb 2010
14. Elymnias hypermnestra agina – Common Palmfly : 22 Feb 2010
15. Plastingia naga – Chequered Lancer : 9 Mar 2010
16. Junonia hedonia ida - Chocolate pansy : 8 Apr 2010
17. Papilio polytes romulus - Common Mormon# : Oct 2011 (found CM caterpillars on Curry Leaf plant)
    
18. Euploea phaenareta castelnaui - King Crow : 30 Dec 2011 (attracted by Dill plant)
    

^# = Breeding in the garden