A Chocolate Pansy (Junonia hedonia) spotted at one-north Park: Fusionpolis South, Singapore, on 29 Sept 2023. One of the most common butterflies locally but usually skittish, so getting shots is not so easy.
A latecomer attempts to squeeze in between other monarch butterflies for warmth, at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, a migratory overwintering spot within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico. Most of the eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinter in the reserve.
A Burmese Puffin (Appias lalassis) spotted at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, on 1 April 2024. Had to wait for it to settle down before getting this shot. The Burmese Puffin is a montane species, so usually only found in the mountains.
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect by Wendy Williams
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A Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta) spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore, on 22 May 2023. I was early to the park and got to spot it: this family of butterflies usually like to come out at dawn or dusk.
Common blue butterfly
It was not easy for me to take photographs of this beautiful butterfly, but what is impossible for me is to say its name in German.
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