Butterflies at Admiralty Park

Did a round at Admiralty Park on Saturday afternoon. I expect to see butterflies and if I am lucky enough, may even be able to take a few pictures. What I did not expect was the number of butterflies that were happy to have their photo taken.

The first one that went into my collection was a Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala anomala). It is a commonly seen butterfly at the park where its host plant (Pipturus argenteus) is abundant. I had even seen its eggs as well as the caterpillars previously.

This was another of the same butterfly with its wings closed.

The next one was a Malay Viscount (Tanaecia pelea pelea) resting on the leaf of a Simpoh Air.

The picture of this Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana javana) was taken at close range. Hence, it is much clearer than the first 3 pictures above, which were taken at quite a distance away.

Here was the same butterfly with its wings closed.

Next was this Nigger (Orsotriaena medus cinerea) posting from a fern leaf (Cyclosorus heterocarpus).

I had to followed this Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra agina) for a while before taking its one and only picture. Fortunately, it turned out well, though not perfectly well.

In all, I managed to collect the pictures of 5 butterflies. In case you are wondering what is the big deal about 5 butterflies --- all pictures were taken with a standard point-and-shoot digital camera, my usual companion at my field trip. You can try doing that and you will know what I mean.

There are more than just butterflies for this outing. Watch out for my next post.