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What is Korea's favorite coffee?
Iced Americano
강남 텐 카페 The most popular coffee among Koreans is Iced Americano , regardless of weather.

Butterfly of the Month - March 2023

Butterfly of the Month - March 2023
The Golden Royal (Pseudotajuria donatana donatana)


The month of March (at least two-thirds of it) belongs to the astrological sign Pisces. If you are born between 19 February and 20 March, your zodiac sign is Pisces. We featured Capricorn and Aquarius in the preceding Butterfly of the Month blogposts and will now move into the next in the series. The 12 zodiac signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.


Pisces (♓︎) (/ˈpaɪsiːz/;[2][3] Ancient Greek: Ἰχθύες Ikhthyes, Latin for "fishes") is the twelfth and final astrological sign in the zodiac. The Pisces sign is represented by a pair of fish and associated with the element of water. "Pisces" is the Latin word for "fishes." It is one of the earliest zodiac signs on record, with the two fish appearing as far back as c. 2300 BC on an Egyptian coffin lid.

A female Golden Royal feeding on the flower of Ixora javanica

Pisces personalities are known for being one of the most empathetic of the zodiac signs, and they'll do their best to make sure the people around them are comfortable, happy and at peace. They're also highly artistic and use their creative imaginations to come up with innovative ideas that not many can dream of.

A male Golden Royal puddling

Those born under the Pisces sign may seem aloof and introverted but they are incredibly strong and have a very strong sense of right and wrong. Their moral compass, along with good sense of feeling and situational awareness, guides them well. However, they adopt a "live-and-let-live" approach towards others and are often neutral and non-judgemental.


We feature a very rare Lycaenidae species, the Golden Royal (Pseudotajuria donatana donatana) as this month's Butterfly of the Month. Sightings of this species have been few and far between, until in the past two years, where observations of the butterfly became more regular and often, particularly in the vicinity of Southern Ridges' nature parks. At times, even up to 3 or 4 individuals of the Golden Royal have been spotted, usually feeding on the flowers of the Common Ivy Palm (Arthrophyllum diversifolium) tree.

Underside and upperside of a female Golden Royal

The male of the Golden Royal is shining blue above with broad black borders on both wings. The female is of a lighter blue with the colour confined mainly to the wing bases.  The underside is a rich golden yellow with the forewing unmarked. The hindwing has large black tornal spots and are edged generously with metallic green scaling.  There are two white-tipped filamentous tails at veins 1b and 2 of the hindwing.

Underside and upperside of a male Golden Royal

The Golden Royal has a rapid erratic flight and is skittish and alert. However, when feeding on flowering plants, it can be approached more easily. Males of the species are sometimes observed puddling at damp muddy footpaths in the forested nature reserves. Females are usually observed feeding at various flowering plants including Ixora javanica Common Ivy Palm and Mile-A-Minute.

A Golden Royal feeding at the flowers of the Common Ivy Palm
A newly eclosed Golden Royal hanging onto its pupal case

In Singapore, the Golden Royal has been successfully bred on its caterpillar host plant.  So far only one larval host plant has been identified. This plant is the Oval-leaved Mistletoe (Viscum ovalifolium), a relatively rare parasitic plant in Singapore. On this plant, the early stages of the Golden Royal feed on the flower buds, fruits and leaves, with a strong preference for flower buds in the early few instars.

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How many cafes does South Korea have?
강남 텐 카페 Worthy of its self-proclaimed nickname “The Republic of Coffee,” Korea boasts a ubiquity of coffee shops, with nearly 100,000 cafes in a country only slightly smaller than the state of Kentucky.

Butterfly of the Month - May 2023

The Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus goberus)

A Ciliate Blue feeding on a damp wooden log

Time flies, and the month of May is almost over as we head for June and towards the end of the first half of 2023. The month of May belongs to the astrological sign Taurus. For those born between 20 April and 20 May, your zodiac sign is Taurus. We featured Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces and Aries in the preceding Butterfly of the Month blogposts and will now move into the next in the series. The 12 zodiac signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

A Ciliate Blue feeding on the flower of Prickly Lantana (Lantana camara)

Taurus (♉︎) (Ancient Greek: Ταῦρος, romanized: Taûros, Latin for "bull") is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. The sign of Taurus is associated with several myths and bull worship from several ancient pagan cultures. It was established among the Mesopotamians, who called it "The Great Bull of Heaven,"

A Ciliate Blue feeding on the flower of the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica)

Taureans are typically calm, patient, and kind. Adopting the characteristics of their zodiac symbol, the bull, they will start seeing red and keep charging on once they focus on an objective. They will be difficult to calm once provoked. They have a persistence and patience to see things through to their logical conclusions. Taureans can tend towards obstinacy in their outlook and their minds will be hard to change once they adopt a position.


Habits are a prominent theme for those born under the sign of the Bull, as their routines can help them be productive and organized. But when the habit has outlived its usefulness, they may stick to it long after it is necessary. A negative trait of a Taurean is that of being averse to change, and overly rooted in their ways and mindset. Though not particularly vengeful, Taurus' long memory may mean they seldom forget a slight or mistake, and it may take offenders a long time to earn back the Bull's trust, or to forgive someone who has betrayed them.


Our feature butterfly for the month of May 2023 is the common Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus goberus). A small Lycaenid, this species has a wide distribution across Singapore, and exists in habitats ranging from urban greenery to mangrove areas, nature parks and the forested nature reserves. It is a fast-flying species, sometimes engaging in dogfights with another individual of the same species.

Upperside and Underside of Male and Female Ciliate Blue.  Animation by Horace Tan

The upperside of the male Ciliate Blue is a deep purple blue whilst the females are generally dull brown with light blue wing bases. There are dark marginal spots at the tornal area of the hindwing. The underside is a pale greyish brown with a series of white striations on both wings. There is a large orange-crowned black marginal spot on the hindwing. A prominent black spot on the dorsum on the underside of the hindwing is a key characteristic of this species.


There are two species from the genus Anthene in Singapore. Both species are characterised by short fine tails which are extensions of the hindwing cilia. The other species, The Pointed Ciliate Blue, is the rarer of the two species found in Singapore, but both may frequent the same localities. The Ciliate Blue has solid jet-black eyes and the antennae are banded.

A Ciliate Blue puddling at a damp sandy path

Males of the species are sometimes found puddling on damp footpaths. An interesting behaviour of the species is that it is partial to human perspiration, and sometimes stays on a person for long periods of time, and keeps coming back to feed on the perspiration despite being chased away!

A Ciliate Blue laying eggs on the stem of its host plant. Note the cluster of green eggs and the Weaver Ant all ready to "farm" the caterpillars

The Ciliate Blue's caterpillars feed on a variety of host plants and can usually be found on Saraca thaipingensis (Yellow Saraca), Saraca indica (Ashoka Tree), Bauhinia sp., Smilax setosa (Sarsaparilla Vine), Senna fistula (Fabaceae, common name: Golden Shower), Senna alata (Seven Golden Candlesticks), Syzygium zeylanicum (Spicate Eugenia). Eggs are usually laid in clusters and the caterpillars are tended by Weaver Ants.

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Why is Korean cafe so popular?
강남 텐 카페 Korean coffee culture is unique because it is the center of much of the culture's social life . Since apartments are small, people look elsewhere to spend time with their friends. More often than not, they will turn to cafes. It is for this reason that many unique cafes (such as animal cafes) have become so popular.



Half of the year 2023 is almost over, as we wind down towards the last days of June. Did you manage to achieve what you targeted to do? As far as resolutions go, what have you ticked off your to-do list for the year? Not to worry, there are six more months to go! The month of June belongs to the astrological sign Gemini. For those born between 21 May and 21 June, your zodiac sign is Gemini. We featured Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and Taurus in the preceding Butterfly of the Month blogposts and will now move into the next in the series. The 12 zodiac signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.


Gemini (♊︎) (/ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/ JEM-in-eye, Greek: Δίδυμοι, romanized: Dídymoi, Latin for "twins") is the third astrological sign in the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about 21 May to 21 June. Gemini is represented by the twins, Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri in Greek mythology. Gemini is represented by a set of twins (or in Egyptian astrology by a pair of goats and in Arabian astrology by a pair of peacocks).


Those born under this zodiac sign are very versatile and multifaceted. They do not miss the opportunity to comprehend everything and, if possible, even more. Playful and intellectually curious, Gemini is constantly juggling a variety of passions, hobbies, careers, and friend groups. They are the social butterflies of the zodiac. Despite their unfair reputation for being two-faced, once a Gemini is in your life, they're loyal for life — but they aren't afraid to voice their opinion if they feel you're doing something they disagree with or if they perceive you as not being loyal to them.


Gemini can sometimes be very inconsistent and can change their attitude, opinions, and affairs several times a day. They often do not "close the loop" as they are engaged in several things at once, and jumping from one thing to another. This perpetual motion machine needs frequent changes in their social circle. He usually knows a lot of people, but they often don’t have a "best friend forever" type of friends. Most often, representatives of this sign become lawyers, journalists, public figures, or choose creative professions – designers, artists, poets, etc.


Our feature butterfly for the month of June 2023 is the Darky Plushblue (Flos anniella anniella). This species is often considered the rarest of the four (now five, with the addition of Flos abseus abseus after a recent taxonomic reclassification) Flos species in Singapore. Its preferred habitat is the heavily-shaded forest understorey in Singapore's nature reserves and nature parks. It can sometimes be spotted feeding at flowering trees at the forest edges.

A female Darky Plushblue opens her wings to sunbathe

The upperside of the Darky Plushblue is a lustrous violet-blue with a thin black border in the males, but with broad black border in the females. The underside is mostly dark purple blue with cryptic markings and white streaks typical of the other species in this genus. The apical area of the underside of the forewing is whitened.

A male Darky Plushblue perches on a twig showing a glimpse of its lustrous purple-blue upperside

The Darky Plushblue is tailless, although the hindwing is slightly toothed at veins 2 and 3. It also lacks the red patch at the base of the underside of the fore- and hindwings unlike some of its relatives in the genus. The tornal spots on the underside of the hindwing are smaller than the other Flos species and the iridescent blue/green scaling is very much reduced.


The Darky Plushblue is skittish and a strong flyer. They typically perch with their wings closed in heavily shaded habitats. But in sunny weather the females have been observed to open their wings fully to sunbathe in between ovipositing runs. Individual adults have also been seen visiting flowers and ripened fruits of the Singapore Rhodendron

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Butterfly Biodata:
Genus: Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893
Species: philippina Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Sub-species: philippina Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 30-34mm
Caterpillar Local Host Plants: Bambusa_heterostachya (Poaceae; common name: Malay Dwarf Bamboo), Bambusa vulgaris (Poaceae, common names: Common bamboo, Buloh Minyak, Buloh Kuning).



Physical Description of Adult Butterfly:
The forewing is distinctly excavate at vein 2. On the upperside, the wings are dark brown. The forewing does not have any cell spots, but  there are  hyaline spots in spaces 2,3 and 4, subapical spots in spaces 6 and 7.  In addition,  the male has a pale yellow spot in the lower half of space 1b of the forewing. On the underside, the wings are unicolourous with a strong greenish tinge.

A male Philippine Swift with partially opened wings, showing the lack of forewing cell spots.

A male  Philippine Swift with partially opened wings, showing the arrangement of spots on the forewing upperside.

Field Observations of Butterfly Behaviour:
The Philippine Swift is rare in Singapore. Sightings typically took place in nature reserves or wastelands where clumps of bamboo are growing in the vicinity. The adults are usually seen perching on a leaf in a shady environment. At times, they have been observed to puddle on bird droppings.  





Early Stages:
The Philippine Swift has been bred on two bamboo spp., namely, Bambusa_heterostachya and Bambusa vulgaris. The caterpillars feed on leaves of these bamboo spp. and live in leaf shelters formed from cutting/folding leaf fragments.

Local host plant #1: Bambusa_heterostachya.

Local host plant #2: Bambusa vulgaris.

The eggs are laid singly on the upperside of a leaf of the host plant. Each hemi-spherical egg is whitish with a small reddish/orangy patch at the top where the micropyle  is situated. A number of very fine and obscure  striations running longitudinally from the micropyle to the base. The basal diameter is about 1.1mm.

Two views of an egg of the Philippine Swift.

It takes about 4.5-5 days for the egg to hatch. The young caterpillar eats just enough of the shell to emerge, and has a length of about 2.9mm. Its golden yellowish  body is cylindrical in shape and has a tuff of few moderately long setae at the posterior end. The head capsule is black. A black collar mark can be found the dorsum of the prothorax. The newly hatched nibbles away most of the egg shell remnant before proceeding to construct its first leaf shelter.

A newly hatched caterpillar eating its egg shell.

A newly hatched caterpillar in its very first leaf shelter. Further "stitching" work by the caterpillar will bring the two opposite edges together.

The body turns yellowish green after the caterpillar has a few sessions of the leaf diet. By the time the caterpillar lies dormant for its moult to the 2nd instar, its length has reached 5-5.5mm. The 1st instar takes a total of 3-3.5 days to complete.

Two views of a 1st instar caterpillar, length:4.5mm.

Two views of a 1st instar caterpillar, dormant prior to its moult, length:4.9mm.

The 2nd instar caterpillar has a yellowish green body, and the head capsule is still black. The black collar mark on the prothorax has faded to just to hint of its presence. This instar lasts about 3-4 days with the body length reaching about 8.5-9.5mm.

Two views of a 2nd instar caterpillar, early in this stage, length: 5mm.

Two views of a 2nd instar caterpillar, length: 6.5mm.

The 3nd instar caterpillar still has a black head capsule but its body is now whitish with a slight hint of yellowish green. There is no longer any trace of the black collar mark on the prothorax. This instar lasts a total of 3-4 days with the body length reaching about 14-15mm.

Two views of a 3rd instar caterpillar, early in this stage, length: 8mm.

Two views of a 3rd instar caterpillar, length: 11.5mm.

The 4th instar caterpillar resembles the 3rd instar caterpillar closely. In some specimens, the head capsule is no longer entirely black as pale brownish lateral patches can be observed. This penultimate instar lasts 4-5 days with the body length reaching up to 20-21mm.

Two views of a 4th instar caterpillar, early in this stage, length: 14mm.

Two views of a 4th instar caterpillar, length: 20mm.

As in the 4th instar, the 5th instar caterpillar has a whitish body with a yellowish green undertone. In a prominent change, its head capsule is now pale biege brown in ground colour but dark reddish brown along the periphery and various sulci (groove/furrow). Two reddish brown stripes rise from the adfrontal area, giving the appearance of a chinese character 山. The anal plate is unmarked as in the all previous instars. This final instar takes about 8-10 days to complete with the body length reaching 30-35mm.

Two views of a newly moulted 5th instar caterpillar, length: 20mm.

Two views of a 5th instar caterpillar, length: 30.5mm.

Two views of another 5th instar caterpillar, length: 32mm.

Towards the end of 5th instar, the body of the caterpillar shortens in length and body colour assumes a uniform shade of pale lime green. It seeks out the underside of a leaf blade and forms a shallow but half-open shelter with silk threads at both ends. The body excretes a moderate amount of white waxy material at this stage. Within the shelter, a silk girdle and a silk pad are then spun. Once the caterpillar attaches its claspers to the silk pad, it enters the dormant prepupatory phase which lasts about one day.

Two views of a dormant pre-pupa of the Philippine Swift.

The pupa secures itself with the silk girdle and with its cremaster attached to the silk pad. It has a short thorax, a rather long abdomen, a short and pointed rostrum. The marking-free body is lime green in the thorax and wing pads but more yellowish green in the abdomen. Length of pupae: 25-30mm.

Two views of a pupa of a male Philippine Swift, length: 25mm.

After 7-8 days, the pupa becomes mostly black in the thorax and wing pads as the development within comes to an end. The next day, the adult Philippine Swift emerges from the pupa.

A mature pupa of the Philippine Swift.

A newly eclosed Philippine Swift, resting on its pupation shelter.

References:
  • [C&P4] The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula, A.S. Corbet and H.M. Pendlebury, 4th Edition, Malayan Nature Society, 1992.
  • Butterflies of Thailand, Pisuth Ek-Amnuay, 2nd Edition, 2012.
  • A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Singapore, Khew S.K., Ink On Paper Communications, 2010.
Text by Horace Tan, Photos by Lemon Tea, Tan Ben Jin, Chng CK, Sunny Chir and Horace Tan
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