Was trekking in the Pipeline Reserve, and on the way back to Bukit Panjang, when I noticed this butterfly.
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this Grass Skipper was that it looks like an F35 Fighterplane! With double tails and short wings!
Did a search, and believe that this butterfly belongs to the Hesperiinae family.
Short wing, this butterfly darts among the grass, however for today, when I saw this specimen, it was very quiet and allowed me to use my P&S camera to really go up close and shoot.
However, I still have no clue as to the exact ID of this specimen, despite checking in
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showsubfamily/23
Somehow, there is no Hesperiinae that looks like this one!
Any clue, any one?
Thanks
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this Grass Skipper was that it looks like an F35 Fighterplane! With double tails and short wings!
Did a search, and believe that this butterfly belongs to the Hesperiinae family.
Short wing, this butterfly darts among the grass, however for today, when I saw this specimen, it was very quiet and allowed me to use my P&S camera to really go up close and shoot.
The second thing that attracts me to this butterfly is the marking on the wings, it looks like reverse "jack o lantern" pumpkin, commonly seen during the American Halloween! |
Magnified and cropped from shots taken above to emphasis on the hairs on the leading edge of the wings. |
In this shot, the Skipper turns toward me, and providing the alignment of the 2 pairs of wings that looks like a plane!. |
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showsubfamily/23
Somehow, there is no Hesperiinae that looks like this one!
Any clue, any one?
Thanks
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