The weather for the past week has been hot with little or no rain in Singapore. For this week's night macro session, HW and I decided to go to Lower Peirce Reservoir for a look. Given the weather condition, we were not too hopeful that we will find any beetles, nevertheless we proceeded as planned.
The place was bone dry with most of the grass turned brown and many plants were withered. Here's a photograph of a moth resting on a leaf. Sadly, the number of insects encountered during this trip can easily be counted with both hands.
The first beetle for the trip was a 10 mm Chafer Beetle, encountered only after a while of walking.
A lot more walking before this commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) was found munching on a fern leaf.
More walking before finding this Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
The last beetle for the trip was another commonly encountered Chafer Beetle.
As expected, the trip was not fruitful and the number of beetles encountered was pathetic. If the weather continue to be hot and dry, we would need to take a break from our macro sessions.
The place was bone dry with most of the grass turned brown and many plants were withered. Here's a photograph of a moth resting on a leaf. Sadly, the number of insects encountered during this trip can easily be counted with both hands.
The first beetle for the trip was a 10 mm Chafer Beetle, encountered only after a while of walking.
A lot more walking before this commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) was found munching on a fern leaf.
More walking before finding this Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
The last beetle for the trip was another commonly encountered Chafer Beetle.
As expected, the trip was not fruitful and the number of beetles encountered was pathetic. If the weather continue to be hot and dry, we would need to take a break from our macro sessions.
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