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What
Durio kutejensisObserver
plantboyofsingaporePlace
Missing LocationDescription
Cultivated. Flowers bright red, heavily lychee-scented.
Pic 1: Habit
Pic 2–11: Detail of vegetative parts, including golden-brown scales covering the branches and undersides of the leaves, characteristic of this genus.
Pic 12–20: Detail of flowers.
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What
Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)Observer
dongminsungDescription
Confirm?
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What
Plain Plushblue (Flos apidanus ssp. saturatus)Observer
klearadDescription
Butterfly caterpillar
Plain Plushblue
(Flos apidanus saturatus)
Thanks Han Peng for ID
Thanks Edna and Eehean for spotting it.
https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2009/12/life-history-of-plain-plushblue.html?m=1
It has two side-branches reaching the tentacular organs (TOs) on the 8th abdominal segment.
The caterpillar has a functional DNO (dorsal nectary organ) as ants living in its proximity are observed to actively attend to the caterpillars, having been attracted to the nectary fluid excreted via the DNO.
The DNO is now rather prominent with an dark brown oval ring marking its outer boundary.
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