The Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malaynus) in Singapore likes citrus or lime plants
The Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) gets its name from its host plants that are usually citrus species.
It is also a swallowtail butterfly but lacks the prominent tail that most swallowtails have. It is black with large yellow markings on the upperside, forming a band running from its forewings to hindwings. Its underside is mostly yelow with black markings.
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Today, I went to Yio Chu Kang Cres forest, expecting no butterflies as the past few visits were barren.
The Chocolate Pansy (Junonia hedonia)
has orangey brown wings, while its underside is of a duller brown with dark stripes traversing across the wings, almost resembling leaves allowing it to camouflage well in leaf litter.
It flies in a gliding manner and tends to sunbathe with its wings wide open in sunny weather. It is about 5 to 6 cm in length.
Saw yellow fluttering butterfly that never stops flying.
The Chocolate Pansy used to be quite common, was seen today.
The Pansy
The "new" lime butterfly was seen again.
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PHOTO 2. 9 AUG 2023.
PHOTOGRAPHY OF BUTTERFLIES. Use TV at 1/125 sec if butterfly is resting on ground level. NEED to focus on eye and get sharpness. Multiple shots over 30.
9 AUG 2023. Esplanade Forecourt Garden
Canon R5, Tripod, 1/125
sec, f/4.5, ISO AUTO (100 in this case), 105 mm
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Jun 28, 2022. TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY - SEOUL ERP GANTRY
My family had a driver. I asked him to drive me around city to take photos when the others were shopping. I said: "This part of Seoul near the river looks like the countryside with its manicured lawns and greenery." He said he would drive me within our time limit of one hour to the "countryside." It was the extension of the satellite Goyang town.... new ERP gantry and the bay for motorists to rest and re-fuel!
Be Kind To
Pets Veterinary Stories by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS, (Glasgow). 2 Jul
2022
In 4 Mar 2019, I treated the 10-year-old female
spayed cat with probably the largest facial abscess in the world. Since
that day, I had not seen the calico cat or the owner.
In 1
July 2022, the owner consulted Dr Daniel about nose bleeding in this
13-year-old calico cat and enquired about me.
But during the
past 3 years, I had not seen him or the cat at my clinic. So I
visited the cat to follow up. The cat had no more nose bleeding. The
owner welcome me as we had known each other for over 30 years.
I had posted my consultation on 4 Mar 2019 in Youtube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PegBnd_em30
As at 2 July 2022, this video has had 3,202,725 views since it was published. For those viewers, this cat had fully recovered from the surgery.
During
my visit, I asked the owner whether he fed dry food in addition to
the canned ones. “She has no teeth,” the owner lamented. “She
had no teeth because they were loose and rotten,” I informed him.
“I had them extracted when she had the large facial abscess.”
The owner remarked, as he had remembered the flea
infestations on this cat's skin in Mar 2019 consultation: “My cat
has no more bugs as my daughter had applied Frontline drops on her
regularly!”
But the 72-year-old metal sheet entrepreneur
could not recall the cat having a gigantic facial abscess when I
asked him. His supervisor remembered as it was really as large as a
golf ball!
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Feline Dentistry Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference 2001 Sandra Manfra Marretta, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, AVDC University of Illinois Management of feline oral pathologic conditions include several specific problems, including: (1) variation in dentition and dental abnormalities, (2) abnormalities of occlusion, (3) periodontal disease, (4) odontoclastic resorptive lesions, (5) fractured teeth, (6) lymphocytic-plasmacytic stomatitis, (7) eosinophilic granuloma, and (8) nasopharyngeal polyps.
Clinical signs associated with oral pain include: (1) changes in eating habits, (2) halitosis, (3) pawing at the mouth, (4) abnormal salivation, (5) oral hypersensitivity, (6) facial swelling, (7) oral hemorrhage, (8) sneezing, (9) nasal discharge, and (10) behavioral changes.
Thorough oral examination will frequently reveal the source of discomfort. Recognition of normal as well as abnormal oral structures are important in the management of feline oral pain. Normal anatomic structures that may be mistaken for pathologic conditions include the incisive papilla, a small eminence located just caudal to the central incisor teeth, and the lingual molar gland, a small salivary gland, located adjacent to the lingual aspect of the mandibular molar.
Variation in Numbers of Teeth and Dental Abnormalities The deciduous dental formula for kittens is: 2(I3/I3, C1/C1, P3/P2) = 26 teeth. The permanent dental formula for adult cats is: 2(I3/I3, C1/C1, P3/P2, M1/M1) = 30 teeth. In the cat all the incisors and canine teeth have 1 root, the maxillary 2nd premolar has 1 root, the 3rd premolar has 2 roots, and the 4th premolar has 3 roots while the maxillary 1st molar has 2 roots. The mandibular cheek teeth in a cat (3rd and 4th premolars and 1st molars) all have 2 roots.
Abnormalities in the number of teeth in cats can be inherited, or can result from disturbances during the initial stages of tooth formation. Complete absence of all teeth, anodontia, and decreased number of teeth, oligodontia, are uncommon in cats. Supernumerary teeth are more common, and may result in crowding and malalignment of teeth with development of premature periodontal disease. The mandibular fourth premolars appear to be the most common supernumerary teeth in the cat. Supernumerary teeth that result in crowding should be extracted early. Retention of deciduous teeth rarely occurs in cats. Retained deciduous teeth should be extracted as soon as they are diagnosed so that permanent teeth may erupt into their normal position. When retained deciduous teeth are not removed, permanent teeth are deflected lingually, except maxillary canine teeth, which are deflected rostrally. Abnormalities in development of teeth occur rarely in cats. Gemination is a disorder in which the developing tooth bud attempts to split but fails to do so completely, resulting in duplication of part of the tooth but not complete twinning. Gemination teeth commonly have two crowns, each with a separate pulp chamber merging into a common root canal system which can be demonstrated radiographically.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIP.
To get sharp photos, steady your hands and focus on the centre of the lotus or water lily.
Jun 2022. Lotus in Seoul Grand Park Zoo's pond. I lean on the top of the railing of the bridge, hand-held the camera and focused on the centre of the lotus below me, in the pond. "Good Morning" fonts are Edwardian Script ITC.
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2. Mar 2015.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIP.
Mar 2015 photo
To get sharp photos, I sat on the edge of the plantar box of lotuses, hand-held the camera and focused on the centre of the lotus below me, in the water. This lotus was grown from a root placed in the plantar box of water in a veterinary clinic.
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I sat on the edge of the concrete plantar box in a veterinary clinic in Mar 2015.It had lotuses blooming. I focused on the central part of the flower. Good indirect sunlight. Now, it is 2022! The lotus was grown from a lotus root.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: I put my DSLR camera zoom lens as close to the window pane of the Incheon Airport Arrival Terminal as close as possible and focus on the Boeing 747's window panes. The sky was overcast. Handheld, "P" Mode Central Focus. I tried to stabilise myself by standing with legs apart. Surprisingly, I got a good shot. Boeing 747 has 2 aisles - a first of the series of jumbo jets.
