Singapore's #280 species!!

[Commander]

Our hardworking Sunny nailed Singapore's #280 species with his discovery of the Green Oakblue (http://b-pals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5847)(Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli). :gbounce:

A small colony was discovered within the CCA and both males and females were observed. Upon 'close scrutiny', I confirm that these are indeed the Green Oakblue.

Well done, Sunny! :cheers:

[horace2264]

Congrats to Sunny for this +1 to the Singapore checklist. :cheers:

Great works!


Horace

[Silverstreak]

:cheers:

:cheergal::yeh-yeh::yeh-yeh::cheergal:

[Cruiser]

Congrats to Sunny for the new find :cheers: must go and look at my ID TBD folder liao :)

[Common Mime]

Congrats!!!

:cheers:

[Sky Blue]

Well done Sunny!

:cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

Good one, Sunny, and what a beautiful addition to the Singapore Fauna:thumbsup: . Well behind again! Not much chance of me catching you today. Yet again, windy, cloudy, showers.

277:cry:

[Commander]

Les, don't worry. You can and will catch up and overtake Singapore's list. It's just a matter of time. Based on C&P4 and Fleming, Singapore started with 361 species in the days when the authors were collecting here. Our group added about 19 or so unrecorded species.

Koh Samui probably had more than 400 and with the greater Thai hinterland, I'm sure there are more that has been missed by earlier researchers.

You should pay for Sunny's flight and accommodation to Samui and I'm sure our 'hawkeye' will add a couple dozen more species to your list in no time at all. :)

[Commander]

Just to add that the Green Oakblue (Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli) as referred to in C&P4, is a re-discovery for the Singapore checklist. According to C&P4, it was found here before. Hence it is not a new addition as far as the C&P4 list is concerned, but nevertheless a +1 for the Singapore Checklist which I'm maintaining.

According to someone from 'the other side', a specimen of this species (http://b-pals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2002) flew up to his flat in the middle of a suburban HDB estate on the 11th(?) storey in May 2005, and died there. So he has a specimen. I did not record that species in the checklist then, as the reliability and integrity of such a sighting was, to me, rather dubious. ;P Of all the hundreds of thousands of HDB flats in Singapore, a rare forest species flew up 11 storeys in a heavily built-up high-rise residential area, and decided to choose the apartment of a collector to die in. Somehow I find that extremely hard to believe.

Anyway, kudos again to Sunny for providing reliable and trustworthy evidence of this species' existence in Singapore.

[Peacock Royal]

Well done Sunny and keep it up.
:cheers:

[Silverstreak]

A plus is still a plus nevertheless.:)

It was pure luck that I chanced upon it, after the record shot it took off showing its lustrous green upper in flight that led me to think that it is the A aurea that I have been lusting for .It was taken sometime 2 weeks ago , din have a chance to process it till this week thinking it is an A aurea.

We have to thank SK for his keen eyes and experience in spotting the difference in the length of the tails as compare to the A aurea, and Pisuth's book in the excellent pictures in helping to nail this one. Nearly discarded the female shots thinking it was just another Arhopala till I refer to Pisuth.

Here is a top view of male and female of the species trolled from the net . The male's has distinctive metallic green upper whilest the female is blue.

[Yong San]

Well done, congratulations :cheers:

[Elbowed Pierrot]

Congrats Sunny and BC

since Sunny and horace came onboard, we have been adding to the list.

kudos to BC :p