Two nights at Doi Pha Hom Pok

At Ban Lek Nai Pa Yai, a small village at circa 1700 mt sl, with a Ranger station and a very nice bungalow for rent, I spent two nights early April of this year using the location as base for the usual butterfly recognition around the nice mountain, but this time, sleeping there, I had the chance to use my 250w MV light.

The mountain was very dry, few wildfires too but, surprisingly, was very rich in moths, especially Sphingidae.

http://i68.tinypic.com/f9gho4.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/10rjmrl.jpg

http://i64.tinypic.com/29cxd9g.jpg



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7757/...87ed0cdd_c.jpg
The Naga hawkmoth - Acosmeryx naga

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7737/...69a5742b_c.jpg
Acosmeryx omissa

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/...e89394c3_c.jpg
The Ochreous gliding hawkmoth - Ambulyx ochracea

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7701/...9d991e73_c.jpg
The Greater death's head hawkmoth - Acherontia lachesis

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7404/...9cd6f1a6_c.jpg
Theretra sp. - could be T. indistincta

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/...65583cc7_c.jpg
Cechenena sp.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/...8aaf999a_c.jpg
The Levant hawkmoth - Theretra alecto

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7729/...b7eb919c_c.jpg
Ambulyx sp.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/...de4840da_c.jpg
Ambulyx sp.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/...476a2755_c.jpg
The Black-belted Hawkmoth - Megacorma obliqua obliqua

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7745/...1921be03_c.jpg
The Pale Striated Hawkmoth - Hippotion boerhaviae

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7666/...cefffe30_c.jpg
Ambulyx montana

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7711/...accc835d_c.jpg
Amplypterus mansoni

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7657/...90f8e222_c.jpg
Barbourion lemaii

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7793/...63b4cdd3_c.jpg
The Convolvulus Hawkmoth - Agrias convolvuli

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7741/...ebd84358_c.jpg
The White-edged Hunter Hawkmoth - Theretra pallicosta

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7737/...a57f48d6_c.jpg
The Striped Green Hawkmoth - Cechetra lineosa

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/...a3bfc8cd_c.jpg
The Grown Rippled Hawkmoth - Eupanacra variolosa

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/...f5b19baf_c.jpg
The Ochreous Gliding Hawkmoth - Ambulyx ochracea

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7618/...53de7ea0_c.jpg
Asota ficus

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/...f55398ef_c.jpg
Neochera marmorea

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/...99ce46b6_c.jpg
Unidentified Bombicidae

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7503/...ef8f1275_c.jpg
Plutodes costatus

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/...9a9813c2_c.jpg
Zeuzera sp.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/...cd1a0c8f_c.jpg
Zeuzera sp.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/...b264ef9d_c.jpg
Heortia vitessoides

Post 2.

1. Should be T. clotho. The dark oblique line is thin & does not reach the FW lower margin.
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_clo.htm

T. indistincta ;thin line reaches lower margin. range Maluku(Moluccas) & PNG.
http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/sit...95_male_up.jpg

Similar T.tibetiana.
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_tib.htm

T. alecto ; oblique line thicken, reaching lower margin; usually 2nd line noticeable.
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_ale.htm

2. should be Checetra lineosa. colour variable.
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_lin.htm

C. scotti.
http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/sit..._female_up.jpg

TL Seow : Cheers.

Post 2 . 4 & 5.

Both should be Ambulyx substrigilis. Correction : Ambulyx sericeipennis.
£ species A. substrigilis, pryeri & clavata are very similar with darkened veins.
A. substrigilis have a dark subtornal area ,usually with a black spot in space 1b.
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sub.htm

TL Seow: CHeers.

ID Correction.
Post 2, 4 & 5.

These matched A. sericeipennis much better.
There are forms with the subbasal round spot small.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoth...7616809254421/
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_ser.htm

TL Seow: Cheers.

Nice pics - looks like a place I have to go...

best wishes

Jan