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There are over 320 species of in Singapore. Here are a few common species that can be found in urban areas.

Grass Blue Grass Yellow Chocolate Pansy (Family Lycaeninae) (Eurema sp.) ( demoleus malayanus) (Junonia hedonia ida) Grass Blues are among the smallest Found in Singapore throughout The Lime butterfly gets its name from The underside of the Chocolate of butterflies and play an important the year, Grass Yellows are small the host plants its Pansy’s wings looks like leaves, which role in the pollination of wildflowers. butterflies that have -yellow feeds on. It fast and in erratic helps it camouflage in leaf litter. wings with small black spots. patterns.

Tawny Coster Painted Jezebel Common Palmfly Plain Tiger (Acraea terpsicore) (Delias hyparete metarete) (Elymnias hypermnestra agina) (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) First discovered in Singapore in The Painted Jezebel is often spotted The Common Palmfly feeds on various The Plain Tiger flies slowly and 2006, the Tawny Coster is now a high up among the treetops where types of palms and can be found unhurriedly when feeding amongst its common species that can be found its host plant, the Malayan Mistletoe wherever its host plants are present. favourite nectar plants. throughout the island. (Dendrophthoe pentandra), grows.

Butterfly Watching Tips • The best time to observe butterflies is when it is sunny, from about 9.30 am to 3 pm. • Please do not catch or handle any butterflies, as their wings are very fragile. • To take a photo of a resting butterfly, approach it slowly from behind, from as low an angle as possible, to avoid startling it.

Common Mormon Common Mormon Visit www.nparks.gov.sg/cin to play a part in conserving our natural (Male) (Female) heritage. ( romulus) (Papilio polytes romulus) Use the SGBioAtlas app to help you identify common species. The Common Mormon belongs to a group of butterflies called swallowtails, The app is available for Apple devices (iPhone and iPad) on the named for the long tails that extend from their hindwings. App Store, and Android devices on the Google Play Store.

Photo credits: Khew Sin Khoon, Horace Tan (Grass Blue), Robin Ngiam (Common Mormon, male), Sabrina Tang (Common Mormon, female)