FICUS GLOBOSA

This Ficus globosa was growing on the trunk and branches of the huge Calophyllum inophyllum tree outside the Botany Centre of Singapore Botanic Gardens.

This climber from the Moraceae Family was fruiting and the orange fruits looked so refreshingly beautiful.

The plant is in fact a host of the Striped Blue Crow butterfly (scientific name: Euploea mulciber mulciber).

STRIPED BLUE CROW

I caught a photo of this Striped Blue Crow (scientific name: Euploea mulciber mulciber) feeding on the flowers of this Heliotropium indicum (Indian Heliotrope).

The underside of the wings may not be very attractive but the upperside of the wings have this iridescent blue colour that shimmers under the light. So, don't judge a book by its cover. Sometimes we should look beyond the superficial surface of things to appreciate the underlying beauty.