Thai moths, ID request
I would very much appreciate if someone can help me with the identification of a couple of moth that I photographed during a trip to Central- and Northern Thailand in January 2016.
photo 1:
location: Phayao, lake side
tentative id.: Chiasmia fidoneata
BC34851-Geometridae moth # (Chiasmia fidoneata).jpg
photo 2:
location: Nakhon Sawan, river side
tentative id.: ?, unidentified micro moth
BC35034-Micromoth unidentified # (Microlepidoptera indet.).jpg
photo 3:
location: Kanchanaburi, river side
tentative id.: Amata cf. sperbius
BC35084-Handmaiden moth (Amata cf. sperbius).jpg
photo 4:
location: Kaeng Krachan NP
tentative id.: Hyblaea sp.
BC35833-Teak moth # (Hyblaea sp.).jpg
photo 5:
location: Kaeng Krachan NP
tentative id.: Stathmopoda sp.
BC36168-Concealer moth (Stathmopoda sp.).jpg
Thanks in advance for any replies.
David
3. Matches Amata sperbius correctly.
As ID'ed by moth specialist Roger Kendrick in HK.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326106
TL Seow: Cheers.
1. Chiasmia fidoneata looks right.
The darh patch on the FW band varies & may not be pronounced.
http://www.pbase.com/andrew57/image/125265289
TL Seow :Cheers.
4. Hyblaea puera.
A pest of teak tree & relatively common.
The FW subapical margin lacks the white patch of H. constellata.
The upperside is widely variable.
http://nature.berkeley.edu/~oboyski6...PTO_900_37.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7283/8...c899b3c3_b.jpg
http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/d/19...a_puera_01.jpg
TL Seow : Cheers.
No idea what the two micro moths , no. 2 & 5 should be.
Not sure if 5 is Stathmopoda.
All Stathmopoda seen have thinner antennae.
TL Seow : Cheers.
No. 2 is probably a Tortricid.
The thick black antennae, the unusual pebbly ground patterning; & the black banded legs are very similar to this.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoth...7616809290427/
TL Seow:Cheers.
PS. There is no match in the Online World Catalogue of Tortricidae , so it can't be a Tortricid.
Last edited by Psyche; 23-Mar-2016 at 07:09 PM .
Reason: PS
Dr. Seow, thank you very much for your expert advice.
Cheers,
David
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