Ubin Trip Sighting - 13/12/09

[jamesf]

My first Ubin butterfly outing.

Bigg's Brownie
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroCjivj_I/AAAAAAAACmE/STf2xWPxYJM/s800/B-BiggBr.jpg

Dwarf Crow
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroC6z_JfI/AAAAAAAACmM/F-JKcZm9YNo/s800/B-DwCrow.jpg

Leopard Lacewing
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroCyj7iOI/AAAAAAAACmQ/dqUIKAgohcU/s800/B-LeoWing.jpg

Stripe Blue Crow
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroKJpmhaI/AAAAAAAACmY/6iNeomzXU7M/s800/B-SBCrow.jpg

A worn Common Red Flash
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroCtIZb8I/AAAAAAAACmI/wVoEGjGFdYE/s800/B-CRedFls.jpg

Plain Tigers
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SyroDOSIZYI/AAAAAAAACmU/zj4Gq6jpqLI/s800/B-MPTig.jpg

Thanks!

James

[Archduke]

These are very good shots in any standards!
The Crow and the BB shots are top class shots in my opinion. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
hope to see more.

[The Plane]

Nice series you got there !:thumbsup: I like the Dwarf Crow shot too.:cheers:

[Peacock Royal]

Love that BB and ants shot. Well done !

[jamesf]

Thanks guys!

:cheers:

James

[Leopard Lacewing]

Great series! :thumbsup:

[Commander]

Nice shots, James.

Interesting shot of that Bigg's Brownie. It looks as though those ants can kill the butt anytime, but they appear to be busy milking the mealybugs. :thinking:

[jamesf]

Thanks Bobby & Khew! Gald that you like them.

I observed that those ants will just leave the BB alone and busy with their chore.

:cheers:
James

[Archduke]

Symbiosis. It is commonly observed that the Miletinae Subfamily feed on where the ants are milking the mealy bugs or sap on a plant. Go through our checklist photos and u can find many of them with these nasty little ants that wont hesitate to nibble on you.

http://butterflycircle.com/checklist2/includes/imgsize.php?h=350&img=../mugshots/Miletus%20biggsii%20biggsii/biggs%20Brownie%20-%20Ellen%20Tan.JPG
Ellen Tan

http://butterflycircle.com/checklist2/includes/imgsize.php?h=350&img=../mugshots/Miletus%20biggsii%20biggsii/biggsmating%20-%20bene.jpg
Bene Tay
http://butterflycircle.com/checklist2/includes/imgsize.php?h=350&img=../mugshots/Logania%20marmorata%20damis/129%20Logania%20marmorata%20damis%20Bobby%20Mun.jp g
Uncle Bobby

[Commander]

Thanks for the educational information, Professor Mark Wong. ;P

The Miletinae and their 'parasitic' relationship with mealy bugs, coccids and aphids is a subject for a forthcoming Blog article, if anyone is interested. :)

[jamesf]

That's a very interesting charateristic of the Miletinaes and their relationship with ants and mealy bugs.

[jamesf]

Went back to Ubin again yesterday to get this little fella which I failed to observed on previous trip ;P

Logania marmorata damis
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hoRq1rhoY5Y/SzdvWfDQH7I/AAAAAAAACm0/yLJ3WSA7iSQ/s800/LMDamis.jpg

:cheers:
James

[atronox]

Nice shot of the Logania, they never seem to settle, for me at least.

[jamesf]

Nice shot of the Logania, they never seem to settle, for me at least.

Thanks Aaron! Yes, once they are airborne, they don't seem to settle down soon.

:cheers:
James

[Banded Yeoman]

Well then we've got to be very careful next time, cause if we spook it into flight it might not come back down. Anyway thats a great shot there, nice bg and compo.

cheers:read:
Jonathan