Latin Etymology: Acraea ("high latitude") terpsicore ("dance")
Adult Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: ? / Length: ? / Wingspan: 5-6.4cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
While it can sometimes be depressing to realise to what extend the natural world is diminishing, it can be easy to forget that some species are actually expanding their range, and not in the sense of being introduced by humans. The Tawny Coster is one such species; an insect that is resident to India and Sri Lanka, it has slowly expanded it's range round the coast for the past 30 years, arriving in Malaysia in 1992 and finally in Singapore in 2006 where it is now established.
Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
SINGAPORE - A locally common resident
- MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: One at Gardens by the Bay
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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