COMMON MIME AND KING CROW

The Common Mime was puddling to sip nutrients from the soil

I think this was the first time I spotted a Common Mime butterfly in the garden. Unfortunately I wasn't carrying my camera, and by the time I came back with one, this butterfly was no longer there for me.

Nearby, I saw this large King Crow butterfly hovering around this Syzygium tree and it kept coming back to the flowers of this tree for nectar. Despite my slow walk towards the tree, the butterfly flew off several times but always settle back to the tree again after circling it several times.

The King Crow was elusive but always return to the same tree

AGERATUM & BUTTERFLIES

Before I continue, I must confess that these photos are all not taken by me but by a colleague. Anyway, I am posting them here to showcase one of my favourite wildflowers Ageratum conyzoides (Family: Asteraceae / Compositae) as well as the numerous butterflies feeding on the fresh nectar of its newly bloomed flowers.

It is amazing that within a 3 m stretch, there are at least 15 butterflies from the Nymphalidae Family - Plain Tiger, Blue Glassy Tiger, Common Tiger and Striped Blue Crow.

STRIPED BLUE CROW

This is one butterfly that has a non-attractive underside but beautiful upperside of the wings.

It was feeding on the flowers of the Asclepias fruticosa in this photo.