Month: May 2015
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Pteridium aquilinum
Read More: Pteridium aquilinumSpecies: Pteridium aquilinum English Name: Bracken or Eagle fern Chinese Name: 蕨、蕨菜、肴粉蕨、龍菜 Family: Pteridiaceae Description: It’s called eagle fern because of the shape of the mature fronds appearing akin to an eagle’s wing. Or it can also be because the pattern of the fibbers seen in transverse section of the stipe resemble a double-headed eagle.…
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Sphenomeris chinensis
Read More: Sphenomeris chinensisSpecies: Sphenomeris chinensis English Name: Common Wedgelet Fern Chinese Name: 烏蕨,烏韭 Family: Lindsaeaceae Description: This fern can grow up to 5 feet tall, it’s evergreen and it has a short creeping rhizome. Its fronds are hairless and glossy light green. It can be found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, countries of South East Asia and some Pacific Islands.…
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Pterocaesio marri
Read More: Pterocaesio marriSpecies: Pterocaesio marri English Name: Marr’s Fusilier Chinese Name: 馬氏鱗鰭梅鯛 Family: Caesionidae Description: Marr’s Fusilier upper body is blue to greenish with lower whitish. Can grow up to a length of 35 cm. Lives around coral reefs and appears to prefer clear waters. Used for minor commercial purposes and as a bait for tuna. Photos used under a…
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Pterocaesio digramma
Read More: Pterocaesio digrammaSpecies: Pterocaesio digramma English Name: Double-lined Fusilier Chinese Name: 双带鳞鳍梅鲷 Family: Caesionidae Description: The body of a Double-Lined Fusilier is blue to greenish dorsally, white ventrally with two thin yellow to orange lines and black tips on caudal fin. Can grow up to a length of 30 cm. Lives mainly around coral reefs and feeds on zooplankton. Used…
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Ideopsis similis
Read More: Ideopsis similisSpecies: Ideopsis similis English Name: Blue Glassy Tiger Chinese Name: 旖斑蝶 Family: Nymphalidae Description: The Blue Glassy Tiger has about 7-8,5 cm in wingspan. The wings are velvet black in color with light blue patches. The body is black with white spots. It can be found in Macau, Taipa and Coloane through most of the year. Photos used under…
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Euploea core
Read More: Euploea coreSpecies: Euploea core English Name: Common Crow Chinese Name: 幻紫斑蝶 Family: Nymphalidae Description: The Common Crow has about 8-9 cm in wingspan. The wings are glossy black upperside and dark brown underside with white spots along the outer margins. The body has also white marks. The pupa is metallic in color while the larvae is white striped with hair…
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Catopsilia pomona
Read More: Catopsilia pomonaSpecies: Catopsilia pomona English Name: Lemon Migrant Butterfly, Common Emigrant, Lemon Emigrant Chinese Name: 淡黃蝶 Family: Pieridae Description: Medium-sized butterfly. The upper surface of the wings are chalky-white, sometimes with more or less broad basal yellow area. Males have black apical borders, while females have a broad dark apical area within which are several pale squarish spots. They have…
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Gaena maculata
Read More: Gaena maculataSpecies: Gaena maculata English Name: Speckled Black Cicada, Spotted Black Cicada Chinese Name: 斑蟬 Family: Cicadidae Description: This Cicada has black wings and body with distinctive yellow spots. It is one of the first species of Cicada that emerges from the soil in the spring of the year. They can be seen and heard on the trees of Coloane…
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Huechys sanguinea
Read More: Huechys sanguineaSpecies: Huechys sanguinea English Name: Red-nosed Cicada, Black and Scarlet Cicada Chinese Name: 黑翅蟬 Family: Cicadidae Description: Vivid Cicada with a red nose and abdomen contrasting with the black wings. Adults can be observed in late August, September and October near illuminated buildings during the night. Nymphs live nearly a ear in the soil or bushes. This species is…
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Pterocaesio chrysozona
Read More: Pterocaesio chrysozonaSpecies: Pterocaesio chrysozona English Name: Goldband Fusilier Chinese Name: 金带鳞鳍梅鲷 Family: Caesionidae Description: This fusilier ranges from light blue to brownish dorsally, and white to pinkish ventrally. There’s a broad yellow stripe just under its lateral lines. Can grow up to 21cm. Found around coral reefs and preys on zooplankton. Used commercially and usually as a bait. Photos…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…