John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on October 29th, 2010

Potanthus confucius (Chinese Dart, Confucian Dart, Tropic Dart) I’m absolutely delighted to have snapped some lovely photos of this teeny-weeny beauty basking in the sun at our flower bed a few months ago! So tiny yet attractively colourful, capturing my attention as it flew swiftly and darted restlessly from flower to flower seeking nectar. Or [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 24th, 2010

Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger, African Monach, African Queen) These Lantana camara bushes, blooming ‘endlessly’ so to speak, are such an attractant to butterflies and other insects! Butterflies just get swooned by the psychedelic colours and the irresistible scent of the flowers, hence providing great opportunities for us nature lovers who desire to photograph them. That [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 23rd, 2010

Acraea terpsicore or A. violae (Tawny Coster) During a visit last December to St Francis Xavier Home for the Elderly in Cheras, run by The Little Sisters of the Poor, I sighted some lovely butterfly species flying around, intoxicated by the Lantana blooms that were showing off like crazy in the Home’s compound! Of course, [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on November 10th, 2009

Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)

Posted by Jacqueline on December 18th, 2008

Daphnis nerii (Oleander Hawk-moth) Simply spectacular! To be able to see such a captivating hawk-moth in person is just too marvelous for words. And, to see its transformation from a shriveled leaf into such a strikingly beautiful moth within less than a minute is another wonderful experience altogether. Like magic actually! Reminds me of The [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 1st, 2008

Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay, Green Spotted Triangle) – Whoa! I’m enraptured! Found this magnificent beauty in our garden a few days ago! A large tropical butterfly with a wingspan of 7-8 cm. What a spectacular looking butterfly! Apple green spots and bands of variable sizes beautifully contrast against its predominantly black upperside and fashioned in [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on April 30th, 2008

Eurema andersonii andersonii (One-spot Grass Yellow) – Humph…such a restless flier! This lovely yellow butterfly rarely stops to enable me to capture its image. Very often, the moment I glimpsed it flying around the Pithecellobium dulce ‘Variegated’ (Variegated Madras Thorn) in our garden, I’ll zoom in with camera but end up disappointed many a time. [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on April 18th, 2008

Agriocnemis rubescens rubeola (Red-tipped Shadefly) – “Come quickly, darling…there’s a damselfly on the orchid stalk”, beckoned John, my dearest hubby on a gloomy afternoon recently. Heart beating with excitement, I ran out with my camera! But the tiny insect was perched too high to capture an image. Without hesitation, John gently brought down the hanging [...]