Showing posts with label nectar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nectar. Show all posts

13 February 2014

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






28 September 2010

LEEA INDICA

This is a native species commonly known as the Bandicoot Berry. From the Leeaceae Family, the flowers are actually a source of nectar for some butterflies.

Frankly, I personally prefer the other Leeas such as L. rubra which has more colourful and attractive red flowers.

By the way, this is the first time I see the berries becoming ripe and turning into this beautiful mass of purple and black berries. In fact, I felt so tempted to eat it and had to refrain from doing so because I do not really know if they are edible.