OF PLANTS AND FLIGHTS OF FANCY

It was a beautiful weekend morning when we went hunting for butterflies and I ended up taking photos of plants, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies too.

Some species of butterflies captured in the photos include:

• Peacock Pansy
• Leopard
• Tawny Coster
• one of the Lycaenidae butterflies

It was amazing to see at least 6 Leopard butterflies flitting from the flowers of the flowering Leea indica beside the substation area.  

ALEXANDRA ROAD

I was here at the Alexandra Village for lunch more frequently in April 11 than I had for the last 3 years.


This bed of Tradescantia sp., from the Family Commelinaceae, nearer the road is growing so well under the shade. As I walked into the open towards the bridge over AYE, there was a grass bed full of wild weeds such as Cleome rutidosperma and Tridax procumbens. There were a few small butterflies from the Lycaenidae Family flitting from flower to flower but I did not manage to capture them on my photos under the blazing sun.


The railway track that led from the old Tanjong Pagar train station to Malaysia is still there and up on the slope were a few beautiful and flowering Delonix regia (common name: Red Flame, Flame of the Forest). If I wasn't going back to you, I would love to explore the area.

ASTER LAEVIS & LESSER GRASS BLUE

I was drawn to the very beautiful and tall Aster laevis (synonym: Symphyotrichum laeve) outside the prototype glasshouse but when I approached the plants to take some photos, my attention was lured by this small butterfly Lesser Grass Blue (scientific name: Zizina otis lampa) from the Lycaenidae Family.

A link on the butterfly is shown below:

http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showbutterfly/221