Koh Phangan & Thailand Moths 2013

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!

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/

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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.

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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.

Uh, 2 wasps mating!


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5515/9...d39fe184_c.jpg


No! they are moths, family Sesiidae?

Yes must certainly be Sesiidae, but...

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/9...1f46d890_c.jpg
Unidentified Moth

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/9...1c94344b_c.jpg
Adelidae Moth

Wow - that adelid is truly superb!

Thank you guldsmed!

2 more from Khao Sok National Park:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/9...b660f173_c.jpg
Unidentified Moth

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/9...01316db3_c.jpg
Noctuidae, Aganainae: Neochera dominia

Thung Saleng Luang National Park, Phitsanulok.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/9...e9b79d22_c.jpg
Amata sp.

Are you sure? It certainly looks like Sesiidae to me... Anyway very nice photo - yellow on yellow :-)