Tropical Wildlife Photo Gallery

Posted by Jacqueline on March 20th, 2008 in Tropical Wildlife Photo Gallery

Showcasing pictures of all the wildlife and living organisms of the animal kingdom, especially insects, that abounds in our own garden and elsewhere in Malaysia, that we have the pleasure of capturing. Absolutely fascinating!

These nature images are compiled in this photo gallery to give you an overview of what’s available in our website, and to enable easy access to related articles. The gallery will be updated whenever there is anything new, so do visit again!

Moving the mouse over the thumbnails will display both the common and scientific names, whilst clicking on the thumbnail will lead you to articles written about them, perhaps with more images and links to its larger versions. Enjoy! :)

Last edited: July 15, 2017

INVERTEBRATES :

BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS (Lepidoptera)

The Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas Bolina)
Hypolimnas Bolina		 The male Appias libythea olferna (Small Blackveined Albatross or Striped Albatross)
Appias libythea olferna		 Cycad Blue or Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava pandava)
Chilades pandava pandava		 Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana javana)
Junonia almana javana		 Common 5-ring (Ypthima baldus newboldi)
Ypthima baldus newboldi
Common 4-ring (Ypthima huebneri)
Ypthima huebneri		 Indian Palm Bob or Palm Bob (Suastus gremius gremius)
Suastus gremius gremius		 Indian Palm King or Palm King (Amathusia phidippus phidippus)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus		 Lemon Emigrant or Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona pomona or C. crocale)
Catopsilia pomona pomona,
C. crocale		 Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
Attacus atlas
Tiger moth (Nyctemera coleta)
Nyctemera coleta		 Lime/Lemon Butterfly or Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus malayanus)
Papilio demoleus malayanus		 Common Mormon (Papilio polytes, female form stichius)
Papilio polytes (female form stichius)		 Common Mormon (Papilio polytes, a male)
Papilio polytes (male)		 Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis)
Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis
One-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema andersonii andersonii)
Eurema andersonii andersonii		 Tailed Jay, Green Spotted Triangle, Green Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
Graphium agamemnon		 Yellow Palm Dart (Cephrenes trichopepla)
Cephrenes trichopepla		 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Lerema accius		 Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra agina)
Elymnias hypermnestra agina
Daphnis nerii or Sphinx nerii (Oleander Hawk-moth)
Daphnis nerii, Sphinx nerii		 Cycad Blue Butterfly or Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava pandava)
Chilades pandava pandava		 Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly)
Hypolimnas bolina jacintha		 Acraea terpsicore or A. violae (Tawny Coster)
Acraea terpsicore (A. violae)		 Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger, African Monach, African Queen)
Danaus chrysippus
Asota heliconia (Aganaids, Tropical Tiger Moth, Snouted Tiger Moth)
Asota heliconia (syn.: Phalaena heliconia)
Asota heliconia (Aganaids, Tropical Tiger Moth, Snouted Tiger Moth)
Eudocima phalonia (syn.: Eudocima fullonia)

DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES (Odonata)

Red Grasshawk Dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans)
Neurothemis fluctuans		 Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (male)		 Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (male)		 Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839) - a female
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (female)		 Slender Skimmer, Green Skimmer or Green Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum sabina sabina)
Orthetrum sabina sabina
Crimson Dropwing, Crimson Marsh Glider or Dawn Dropwing (Trithemis aurora)
Trithemis aurora,
Libellula aurora		 Red-tipped Shadefly (Agriocnemis rubescens)
Agriocnemis rubescens

FLIES (Diptera)

Blow Fly (Lucilia spp.)
Lucilia spp.		 A specie of Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
Longlegged Fly
(ID unknown)		 Unknown winged insect
ID unknown		 Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga spp.)
Sarcophaga spp.

WASPS, BEES, ANTS & SAWFLIES (Hymenoptera)

Bluish-black bee
Bluish-black bee (ID unknown)		 Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)
Apis florea		 Potter and Mason Wasp (Eumeninae) of the genus Delta
Delta ?
(species unknown)		 Crabronid Wasp of tribe Larrini
Crabronid Wasp
(full ID unknown)

BEETLES (Coleoptera)

Harmonia axyridis (Asian Lady Beetle, Harlequin, Multicoloured Asian Beetle)
Harmonia axyridis

TRUE BUGS, CICADAS, HOPPERS, APHIDS (Hemiptera)

True Bug (ID unknown)
True Bug
(ID unknown)		 Issid Planthopper (ID unknown)
Issid Planthopper
(ID unknown)

SPIDERS (Araneae)

Common Lynx Spider (Oxyopes)
Oxyopes ?
(species unknown)		 Tiny garden spider (ID unknown)
Spider
(ID unknown)

VERTEBRATES (Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals) :

REPTILES, LIZARDS, SNAKES (Squamata)

Changeable Lizard, Garden Fence Lizard, Oriental Garden Lizard, Bloodsucker Lizard, Crested Tree Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
Calotes versicolor		 Changeable Lizard, Garden Fence Lizard, Oriental Garden Lizard, Bloodsucker Lizard, Crested Tree Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
Calotes versicolor		 Monitor Lizard (Varanus bengalensis)
Varanus bengalensis		 Monitor Lizard (Varanus bengalensis)
Varanus bengalensis

BIRDS (Aves)

Acridotheres tristis (Myna, Mynah, Indian Myna)
Acridotheres tristis (Myna, Mynah, Indian Myna)		 Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)
Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)		 Peacock (Peafowl, Peahen)
Peacock (Peafowl, Peahen)
Pycnonotus goiavier (Yellow-vented Bulbuls)
Pycnonotus luteolus goiavier Pycnonotus goiavier (Yellow-vented Bulbuls)
Pycnonotus luteolus goiavier Geopelia striata (Zebra Dove)
Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) Geopelia striata (Zebra Dove)
Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Anthracoceros albirostris convexus (Oriental Pied Hornbill, Enggang Lilin in Malay)
Anthracoceros albirostris convexus		 Argusianus argus (Great Argus Pheasant, Kuang Raja in Malay)
Argusianus argus		 Argusianus argus (Great Argus Pheasant, Kuang Raja in Malay)
Argusianus argus		 Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel)
Eudynamys scolopaceus

MAMMALS

Jungle monkeys on buildings!
Jungle monkeys		 Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Norway Rat) in a trap!
Rattus norvegicus		 Cervus unicolor equinus (Malayan Sambar Deer, Rusa Sambar in Malay)
Cervus unicolor equinus		 Bos gaurus hubbacki (Malayan Gaur, Seladang in Malay)
Bos gaurus hubbacki
Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
Elephas maximus		 Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
Elephas maximus

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