Maliau Basin moths

[Painted Jezebel]

To start the thread, here are the Sphingidae I came across. If anyone has other Hawkmoths, please advise, before I send my list to Ian Kitching in London.

1) Ambulyx canescens
2) Ambulyx moorei
3) Ambulyx substrigilis (note that this is the usual form, not f. cana as shown from Danum Valley last year)
4) Daphnusa ocellaris
5) Theretra latreillii
6) Smerinthulus quadripunctatus cottoni - CORRECTION, newly described species, Smerinthulus laurae (Brechlin 2014)

[Glorious Begum]

From me,

#1
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272563.jpg

#2
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272564.jpg

#3
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272565.jpg

#4
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272566.jpg

#5
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272549.jpg

#6
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272550.jpg

#7
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272535.jpg

#8
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272534.jpg

[Glorious Begum]

#9
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272533.jpg

#10
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136272544.jpg

#11 Actias maenas (Luna Moth) - male
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136214207.jpg

[moloch]

No sphingidae but here are the moths that I photographed.

Moth #1:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth10.jpg


Moth #2:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth11.jpg


Moth #3:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth2.jpg


Moth #4:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth5.jpg


Moth #5:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth9.jpg


Moth #6:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/MaliauBasinJune2011/moth1.jpg

[atronox]

#11 looks like a male Actias maenas.

[Painted Jezebel]

A few IDs for LC, well, as close as I can get! Positive of Genus, less so of species!

#2 - Sympis rufibasis (Noctuidae)
#4 - Hypochrysis pyrrhophaeata (Geometridae)
#5 - Hypopyra lactipex (Noctuidae)
#6 - Trabala sp. indet (Lasiocampidae)
#7 - Theretra latreillii (Sphingidae)
#8 - Plutodes sp. either P. argentilauta or P. malaysiana (Geometridae)
#9 - Zeuzera sp. indet (Cossidae)
#10 - Xyleutes mineus (Cossidae)

[Glorious Begum]

Thanks Les for the IDs. :cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

David, I have IDs, I think, for #1 & #3. Still working on 2, 4 & 5!

#1) Eudocima cocalus (Noctuidae) - Apparently uncommon.
#3) Artena inversa (Noctuidae)

Also, LC, here is ID for #1. Glyphodes caesalis (Crambidae). I did not think I would find this, but I had actually managed photos of this before here on Samui, and found its ID.

Here is another Eudocima species, again, according to Holloway, not found very often, Eudocima discrepens. The two silver forewing marks, and green patches are distinctive of the male of the species.

[Painted Jezebel]

One more ID. LC, #3 & David #2, Mustilia dierli (Bombycidae)

[Glorious Begum]

Thanks Les for the IDs.

A few more

#12
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136462119.jpg

#13
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136462122.jpg

#14
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136462123.jpg

[Painted Jezebel]

#12 is Pingasa subviridis (Geometridae). Apparently uncommon.
#13 is a female Erebus caprimulgus (Noctuidae).
#14 is a female Lygniodes schoenbergi (Noctuidae).

[Painted Jezebel]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but the species in Post #1, photo 6, is Smerinthulus laurae. A new species only described 3 months ago!!!