Penang Butterfly Garden

[Blue Nawab]

Sharing with you a few butterfly shots taken. :cheers:

Common Bluebottle
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/5839412129_ec6aa973f5_z_d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/5839936262_ae67649361_z_d.jpg

Mangrove Tree Nymph
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5159/5839915326_1cc59cfe99_z_d.jpg

Orange Albatross
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/5839891832_48e18917c6_z_d.jpg

Common Rose
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/5839867666_e1acbc55d3_z_d.jpg

Blue Pansy
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/5839224555_a3416f4182_z_d.jpg

[Blue Nawab]

Blue Clipper
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5839145793_88b2bf3170_z_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/5839113393_6eedfe0c56_z_d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/5839651952_2f6c089564_z_d.jpg

Autumn Leave
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5839167941_3c7e40c54c_z_d.jpg

Batik Lacewing
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/5839188421_30c968a891_z_d.jpg

Blue Glassy Tiger
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/5839248805_19ed414b0d_z_d.jpg

Chocolate Soldier
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/5839284591_fdfd75f31e_z_d.jpg

[Commander]

Haha... looks like you had the best buttday present ever! :bsmile:

The one that needs ID is an Orange Albatross (Appias nero figulina)

Yes, the Lacewing is a Batik Lacewing (Cethosia biblis perakana)

[Banded Yeoman]

Wah! Uncle Cher hern! So many wonderful shots! :what:

Yes the orange UFO in the first post should be orange albatross.

... ... And when you told me you were going to penang it never hit me that you would be going for butts... ... :bsmile: :bsmile: :bsmile:

[Bluebottle]

Nice series, Cher Hern :cheers:
Hmm... serious butt flu indeed :)

[Peacock Royal]

You are really fast to post these pictures. Pity that I didn't have much time to shoot there.
Will post my shots taken at the PBF end of next week.

[The Plane]

Nice birthday shots :thumbsup: , Cher Hern. Really got butt flu :bsmile: but well worth the trip :cheers: .

[WillFolsom]

Cher Hern:

What a great day to celebrate... and a great way too. Looks like you had a really nice birthday.

I'm going to attach an image of a butterfly that I have not yet idenified, but that looks somewhat like your Autumn Leaf. Any ideas? William

[atronox]

Could be a Discophora sp.:/

[Blue Nawab]

Haha... looks like you had the best buttday present ever!

The one that needs ID is an Orange Albatross (Appias nero figulina)

Yes, the Lacewing is a Batik Lacewing (Cethosia biblis perakana)

Thanks Khew for the IDs. Actually looking forward to visit the behind scene for Penang Butterfly garden but unfortunately not successful for this trip.


Wah! Uncle Cher hern! So many wonderful shots!

Yes the orange UFO in the first post should be orange albatross.

... ... And when you told me you were going to penang it never hit me that you would be going for butts... ...

Thanks Jonathan for the nice words! Didn't know you are also an expert for Malaysia Butterflies! :)


Nice series, Cher Hern :cheers:
Hmm... serious butt flu indeed

Yah, very bad butt flu...how? :bsmile:


You are really fast to post these pictures. Pity that I didn't have much time to shoot there.
Will post my shots taken at the PBF end of next week.

The hotel I was staying having wireless, so I brought my laptop along. Unfortunately the bandwidth was slow, so upload the better photos...:)


Nice birthday shots :thumbsup: , Cher Hern. Really got butt flu :bsmile: but well worth the trip :cheers: .

Thanks Chng, trying to seize every opportunities. Once term starts, may have to slow down with my shootings...


Cher Hern:

What a great day to celebrate... and a great way too. Looks like you had a really nice birthday.

Thanks William, I love your Blue Morpho too! Nice shot, you are getting quite comfortable with the T180 already. :cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

Some more shoots taken...

Cepora nadina (Lesser Gull)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/5848701051_7dcc885f60_z_d.jpg

Plain Nawab?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/5848701027_b8b4f3d1cd_z_d.jpg

Colour Sergeant
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/5848700927_e09fedd28a_z_d.jpg

Chocolate Albatross
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/5848700903_f7ee2b6d9d_z_d.jpg

Yeoman sp?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/5848700863_bc18af9351_z_d.jpg

Common Palmfly
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/5848700985_01bbf075fc_z_d.jpg

...to be continued...:bsmile:

[Blue Nawab]

Some more...

Great Orange Tip
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/5849446418_3e7d839c53_z_d.jpg

Great Eggfly
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5034/5849446406_073bb829ab_z_d.jpg

Dolpha evelina (Red-Spot Duke)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5849446338_9251e55217_z_d.jpg

...to be continued...:)

[Painted Jezebel]

Very nice, I always enjoy going there.

The Baron sp? is Dolpha evelina (Red-Spot Duke)

Just one correction I am sure about, your Orange Albatross is actually Cepora nadina (Lesser Gull).

As this is from a Butterfly Garden, I am not able to state which ssp. it is, as I do not know where the original stock came from.

[Blue Nawab]

Very nice, I always enjoy going there.

The Baron sp? is Dolpha evelina (Red-Spot Duke)

Just one correction I am sure about, your Orange Albatross is actually Cepora nadina (Lesser Gull).

As this is from a Butterfly Garden, I am not able to state which ssp. it is, as I do not know where the original stock came from.

Thanks Les for the ID updates! :cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

A few more shots...:cheers:

Yellow Glassy Tiger
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/5851999261_1ffa225c6a_z_d.jpg

Great Eggfly
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/5851999209_3676a39a2f_z_d.jpg

Wanderer?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5851999257_ebf215e223_z_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/5851999245_1a0396ebb0_z_d.jpg

Red Base Jezebel
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5038/5851999237_545e317451_z_d.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5075/5851999227_5aa556864d_z_d.jpg

[Peacock Royal]

Some of my shots.
1. Plain Puffin (Appias indra plana )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0740AppiasindraplanaPlainPuffin.jpg

2. Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina andersoni )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0831Cepora-nadinaandersoni-LesserGull.jpg

3. The Blue Striped Mime (Chilasa slateri perse)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0873ChilasaslateriperseTheBluestripedMime.jpg

4. The Angled Castor (Ariadne ariadne ariadne )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0798AriadneariadneariadneTheAngledCastor.jpg

5. Koh-I-Noor (Amathuxidia amythaon dilucida)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0859Koh_I_NoorAmathuxidiaamythaondilucida.jpg

6. Smaller Wood Nymph (Ideopsis gaura perakana )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/SmallerWoodNymphIdeopsisgauraperakana.jpg

7. The Malayan Owl (Neorina lowii neophyte )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0812-Neorina-lowii-neophyta-The-Malayan-Owl.jpg

[Peacock Royal]

8. Plain Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea methypsea)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0808CethosiapenthesileamethypseaPlain-Lacewing.jpg

9. White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius curius)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/LampropteracuriuscuriusWhiteDragontail.jpg


10. Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis phedima abdullae)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0854DarkEveningBrownMelanitisphedimaabdullae.jp g

11. Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte subrata)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0842AthymaneftesubrataColourSergeant.jpg

12. Common Sailor (Neptis hylas papaja)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0783NeptishylaspapajaCommonSailor.jpg

13. Common Sergeant (Athyma perius perius)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0810CommonSergeantAthymaperiusperius.jpg

[Peacock Royal]

Last few shots

14. The Common Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0849ZemerosflegyasalbipunctatusTheCommonPunchin ello.jpg

15. Which Crow ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC_0750-what-crow.jpg


My last visit to PBF was in Dec 2005. After it was upgraded and re-opened recently, it has many more species now.

16. The Common Earl (Tanaecia julii bougainvillei ) @ Hotel Equatorial's Garden
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Penang%20Butt%20Farm/DSC0891TanaeciajuliibougainvilleiTheCommonEarl.jpg

[Commander]

Nice shots. Looks like PBF was adding quite a lot of species to be in time for their big anniversary celebrations... :thinking:

Fed, that is no Crow. That's the Great Blue Mime (Chilasa paradoxa aenigma) which was on the original Singapore checklist, but is now extinct in Singapore.

[Peacock Royal]

Khew, thanks for the id - no wonder I could not find a good match.