Commander
15-Oct-2006, 03:11 PM
This initial shot of a male Eurema sp. shot on 7 Oct 06 at an open wasteland area in the northern part of Singapore, proved to be something different after all. Whilst hunting for the Tawny Costers, these abundant "Yellows" looked a bit different and hence a voucher specimen was taken for further scrutiny.
It was found to be a re-discovered Eurema brigitta senna, a species which had been missing from the Singapore Checklist (http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2382/sgchecklist.htm) as it was not sighted until now.
Its host plant, Cassia mimosoides, is described as a "An exceedingly variable, prostrate to erect legume up to 1.5 m high, usually annual, sometimes with stems becoming woody above ground level and enabling the plant to perenniate. Stems variable, usually puberulent with short curved hairs, sometimes more or less densely clothed with longer spreading hairs. Inflorescence supra-axillary or sometimes axillary, one- to three-flowered. Pedicels 0.3 to 2.5 (3.0) cm long, usually shortly puberulent, sometimes spreading hairy. Petals yellow, obovate 4 to 13 mm long, 2 to 9 mm wide."
The host plant has also been described in "Keng, H. (1990) Concise Flora of Singapore"
So the conclusion is that this species, previously on the checklist in C&P4, has now been re-discovered by ButterflyCircle again! :gbounce:
It was found to be a re-discovered Eurema brigitta senna, a species which had been missing from the Singapore Checklist (http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2382/sgchecklist.htm) as it was not sighted until now.
Its host plant, Cassia mimosoides, is described as a "An exceedingly variable, prostrate to erect legume up to 1.5 m high, usually annual, sometimes with stems becoming woody above ground level and enabling the plant to perenniate. Stems variable, usually puberulent with short curved hairs, sometimes more or less densely clothed with longer spreading hairs. Inflorescence supra-axillary or sometimes axillary, one- to three-flowered. Pedicels 0.3 to 2.5 (3.0) cm long, usually shortly puberulent, sometimes spreading hairy. Petals yellow, obovate 4 to 13 mm long, 2 to 9 mm wide."
The host plant has also been described in "Keng, H. (1990) Concise Flora of Singapore"
So the conclusion is that this species, previously on the checklist in C&P4, has now been re-discovered by ButterflyCircle again! :gbounce: