Moths and butterflies are enigmatic creatures for they inhabit a mysterious world that inspires great science fiction novels as well as fairy tales, poetry and fantasies.
At Lata Jarum, they are anything but fantasy and studies are in progress to determine the state of their existence in our ever challenged ecology. I would say that a very general and 'unscientific' way is to note the presence of butterflies 'drinking' at any given sandy bank on a hot day. One thing is for sure, they are a lot better captured in photos than in a framed collection.
On a very hot Saturday morning, I was at my favourite spot with my wife and my friend's family for a little picnic and I took the opportunity to snap a few photos...
The white walls of the office building attracted a lot of moths when its porch light was switched on at night. However, most of them are tiny, inconspicuous and not brightly coloured but nevertheless interesting.
A really tiny moth...
A delta wing-shaped moth. Moths are easily distinguished from butterflies for a few simple rules: they fold their wings back and NOT together like a butterfly, they are mostly nocturnal (butterflies are sun worshippers) and have fury or branched antennae compared to the generally club-shaped antennas of the butterflies.
A simple brown moth.
Speckled moth, quite well camouflaged.
Did you see the wall moving already?
A skipper butterfly on a paku resam leaf.
The Five Bar Swordtail, Pathysa antiphates itamputi
The Small Leopard, Phalanta alcippe 
A Tree yellow, Gandaca hirina
An Albatross, Appias indra plana
A fallen flower on the jungle floor
Zig-zag patterned flowering bracts of a plant
A member of the melanostama family or senduduk in flower...
Its velvety leaves...
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