Koh Phangan & Thailand Moths 2013

**Painted Jezebel** · 05-Jul-2013, 08:16 AM

The Sphingid is Agrius convolvuli. Often it rests in a way that you can see the pink bands across the abdomen, which makes id much easier.

The first one is still in my unidentified pile!

**guldsmed** · 05-Jul-2013, 04:27 PM

I have ID'ed two similar or possibly identical ones to your number two as Pingasa ruginaria and Pingasa sp. I do not remember, how I ID'ed them, or if I had help from someone (if so I apologize for not stating it!).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jan_f_r...7633341040023/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jan_f_r...7633341040023/

**Painted Jezebel** · 13-Jul-2013, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

The only species I am aware of where this is the case is Nyctomera ploessli (Cerny 2009), which, as far as I am aware, is only known from the Type specimen, a female, collected near a waterfall somewhere in the Khao Luang area in 2008, so you are in the area, sort of. I am not sure if the species is as rare as this suggests as misidentification in the wild for one of the more common species is quite possible.

Having been to KPN now and seen the species (in some numbers), I can confidently say that it is N. ploessli. It is much smaller than the other species, and appears common there. I can only assume that misidentification is the cause of its 'apparant' rarity, unless it is extremely local.