Thailand Moths 2014

[Psyche]

Psilogramma increta.

The ashy-grey form increta is now considered a distinct species from P. menephron. (Revisional note MoB 2011.)
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/...ngidae_5_1.php

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Angiud]

Yes, checking Moths of Thailand vol. 2 Sphingidae, it looks the same.

Thank you Seow

[Angiud]

From Kaeng Krachan, April 2014:


Hyblaea sp., Family Hyblaeidae


Spaniocentra sp., Geometridae, Geometrinae


Apsarasa radians, Noctuidae, Acronictinae - Sorry for the bad shotr, just one and the beauty took off :(

[Angiud]

I understand these are Eupterotidae, but are they different species or just variations or gender?







Kaeng Krachan National Park, April 2014

[Angiud]

And two Sphingidae, from Kaeng Krachan, April 2014:


Sphingidae, Smerinthinae: Parum colligata


Sphingidae, Smerinthinae: Craspedortha porphyria

[Psyche]

Post 11.
The Spaniocentra is Comibaena fuscidorsata.
The shape of the brown patch matched the example from Thailand.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital...scidorsata.htm

Post 12.
There should be three species, in particular the 2nd has a banded abdomen,
No match in MoB.
Little info on Eupterotidae to make an ID.

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Psyche]

Post 12.

I think you are right, Antonio. All three are probably one species.

The female of this group have nacreous(pearly white) discal spot on the FW.
The FW's outer margin is also much more rounded.
It can be seen pix 1 & 3 are females ,& pix 2 is a male.
The banded abdomen is hidden in the other two.

There is only one species in which the ground pattern match this namely Sphingognatha(formerly Eupterote) asclepiades.
The Sundanian form looks different. All males below.
eg. Borneo.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/...otidae_1_5.php
Sumatra.
http://www.chiba-muse.or.jp/NATURAL/...sclepiades.htm
A 2nd species in Java.
http://www.fobi.web.id/key/Eupteroti...2_itemId=41396

It is possible this is the continental form of S. asclepiades or what is described as S. pallida.

There is a lot of revision & confusing name changes in the family Eupterotidae at the moment.

TL Seow
PS. This female from Arunachal Pradesh, India which is the same as pix 1 clearly shows the abdomen unbanded.
This suggest the pix 2 male is a different species from the pix 1 female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/luvjoysmoths/7849998260/