Ficus microcarpa on oil palm: Empire Resort, Brunei
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The scat of an Island Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis which had obviously arrived at night to feed on the oil palm fruit.A male Appias libythea butterfly resting on a Ficus microcarpa leaf. The larval food plant is a Cleome species (Cat’s Whiskers) which grows on waste ground. This butterfly is a local migrant which invaded Borneo from the Asian continent around 20 years ago and is now widespread in open countryside in the lowlands.
