Saturday, January 16, 2021

3950. Striped Blue Crow butterfly. The male is attractive.

The Striped Blue Crow butterfly posed for me for over 3 minutes and so I was able to take photographs and do videos. 







The butterfly is medium-sized and uncommon. I had not seen it for the past 3 years in Yio Chu Kang but saw this species for 1 morning last month and 2 consecutive days this month. 

When the male folds his wings, the iridescent blue forewing attracts attention. See video:


Video around 15 Jan 2021 (2nd and 3rd sighting)



Video on 8 Dec 2020 (First sighting)
The female has only brown wings on the upper and lower surfaces



 

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  1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2021 at 10:34 PM

    Hi there. Your video shows a female Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala)

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