Morning Walk At Dairy Farm Nature Park (29 Jun 2019)

It has been a while that I did any morning macro session, so I decided to go to Dairy Farm Nature Park for a round of macro photography.

It was once again durian season and the durian trees at the place were fruiting in large number.

The first beetle for the trip were several of this Fungus Beetle (Episcapha xanthopustulata) found on a fallen tree.

It was only walking for a while on the Wallace Trail before I came across this 10 mm Soldier Beetle (Crudosilis ruficoltis) resting on a leaf.

On a small tree near by were several of this 1 mm first-time-encountered Darkling Beetles.

On another tree were several of this commonly encountered 1 mm Darkling Beetle.

Just before reaching the Education Centre, this 5 mm first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle was found on a low bush.

After passing the Education Centre, this 8 mm Weevil Beetle was found resting on a leaf next to the track.

Near to the Weevil Beetle was a Leaf Beetle (Lema diversa).

A stone's throw away was a lovely Fungus Beetle (Stenotarsus pardalis) which I have not encountered for a while.

Moving to another part of the Wallace Trail, I was surprised to find a number of this commonly encountered Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) flying around the trail.

Just after photographing the Tiger Beetle, the sky started to rain. Just then I found this 8 mm Fungus Weevil hiding underside of a log.

The last "beetle" of the trip was a larvae on a small tree.

The trip was not exceptionally good as the number of beetles encountered, nevertheless it is still a fruitful one with 2 first-time-encountered beetles. 

Night Walk At Ang Mo Kio Garden West (14 Jun 2019)

It's been a while that we last visited the Ang Mo Kio Garden West, so HW and I decided to go there for our night macro photography session.

Here's a photograph of an interesting caterpillar. This was the first time we came across this caterpillar and  if you know what butterfly this caterpillar belongs to, do appreciate that you can drop me a note.

The first beetle for the trip was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) munching on a Hairy Clidemia (Clidemia hirta) plant leaf.

A short walk from the Chafer Beetle was this 10 mm Darkling Beetle on the side of a small tree.

After a short walk, this brown color Chafer Beetle was found resting under a leaf.

After walking for a while, another commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis) was feasting on a leaf.

On a small tree near to the Chafer Beetle was a 1 mm Fungus Beetle.

The highlight for the trip was this 3 mm first-time-encountered Pintail Beetle resting on a small leaf.

Along the path there were several of this 5 mm Darkling Beetles.

Coming to a sandy patch in the garden, several of this commonly encountered Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) were found resting on some low bushes.

On a nearby medium size tree was this Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus).

About 40 cm from the Fungus Beetle was a 10 mm jet black Darkling Beetle.

Near to the Darkling Beetle was a brown hairy Chafer Beetle.

The surprise find for the trip was this 15 mm Long Horned Beetle (Pterolophia subtincta) on a Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) leaf.

Time passed by quickly and it was about time to call it a day. Just then, this 10 mm Fungus Beetle crossed our path.

Although the number of beetles found on this trip was not as many compared to other trips, it was a fruitful one with a first-time-encountered beetle found. We will definitely come back here in the future.