7 Plain Tigers eclosed today – 4 male and 3 female.
3 flew off when I open the container to check on them and the other four were released near One North.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Back to Gopeng – Part II
We saw lots of interesting and rare butterflies. Below are some butterfly photos from the trip.
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing (Troides brookiana albescens), very common at Gopeng and forest reserves in the state of Perak. They can even be seen at Adeline’s Rest House and Villa.
Male Malayan Birdwing (Troides amphrysus), not uncommon in the state of Perak,
Female Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus).
We saw Banded Peacock (Papilio palinurus palinurus) on 2 separate occasions.
Female Great Mormon form esperi (Papilio memnon).
White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius), locally common. We saw > 10 individuals this trip. A lifer for me !
Red-Spot Marquis (Bassarona recta monilis) – Another lifer.
The Siamese Black Prince (Rohana parisatis siamensis) - This is different from the Tokin Black Prince (Rohana tonkiniana siamensis) I saw in Thailand. Another lifer.
Orchid tit (Chliaria othona) - This uncommon lycaenid was photographed at Adeline’s Rest House and the Villa. Another lifer.
Dark Cupid (Tongeia potanini), Another lifer.
The Banded Angle (Odontoptilum pygela)
Great Orange Awlet (Burara etelka) photographed at Adeline’s Rest House.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Back to Gopeng – Part I
Last week, a few of us went back to Gopeng for butterfly watching. We stayed at Adeline’s Rest House and later move over to her ‘new and improved’ Adeline’s Villa.
The Rest House consists of wooden huts on stilts. They are simple, rustic and comfortable.
The villa is catered more for those who want to enjoy nature without compromising urban comfort. The villas have attached bathroom, hot water and are air-conditioned !
View of the villas at night.
A new large and spacious kitchen that allows Adeline to cook up a storm.
A very spacious and bright dining area that can easily accommodate more than 50 pax.
Panoramic view of the dining area with villas on the left.
The new common washroom with a cascading waterfall entrace !
The food at Adeline’s place is superb as usual. I’ll let the photos do the talking :
Now is the Durian season and Adeline’s Rest House and Villa are surrounded by Durian trees. Every morning, we went looking for Durian and we had Durians during breakfast, tea and supper everyday !
=> April 2009 Rajah Brooke’s trip - Gopeng
=> July 2009 Rafflesia trip - Gopeng
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