JetsetBkk Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 He/she was just sleeping there while I was watering the plants - didn't move at all. Excellent camouflage - I was watering the cactus for quite a time before I noticed the moth/butterfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hmm, OK let's try again with the pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Beautiful pics Jetset It's a Hawk Moth.. latin name is Daphnis hypothous - check this page out... That camera of yours takes superb macro shots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It sure does! Great pictures. I've always thought it was the Hawk moth but was never sure. I've got loads of plant books but no bug, snake, or bird books. Guess those should be next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Beautiful pics Jetset It's a Hawk Moth.. latin name is Daphnis hypothous - check this page out... That camera of yours takes superb macro shots ! Thanks Goshawk - I knew you'd know what it was! My d@mn camera is playing up - the view screen is going intermittently blank. Last night it was permanently blank. So it was a real pain trying to get a good picture with nothing to see! The settings I finally settled on were: flash on (it was pitch black outside), macro function on, exposure down to the absolute minimum, and then used the auto-focus red light to help me point it in the right direction. It wasn't until I'd downloaded them to the PC that I saw what great pictures I had. It was a real pain in more than one way - that cactus is really spiky! Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks Goshawk - I knew you'd know what it was! immediatley recognised it as one of the Hawk Moth's (there's dozens of em) but had to dig around a bit to nail the exact one.. keep a look out for this one too on a eve.. as featured in 'The Silence of the Lambs' - the 'Death's Head' Occurs in Thailand, though i've never seen one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanaDeLuxe Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Wonderful pictures of a beautiful moth. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 What a great forum. I have so many questions about different animals and insects of Thailand. Maybe someone could help me. Goshawk, you seem to be well up on moths and insects. Maybe you could identify these for me? (or anyone else of course). I saw them in Samut Prakarn. I would like to put the photos on my h.p. It would be nice if I could name them. Also, this fellow flew into my apartment yesterday (the bird) My guess is that it is a Sun Parakeet. I do not think it's a native to Thailand. Could someone please confirm this? One more question for today. I have been searching for stick and leaf insects (the big ones) Anyone know where and when they can be seen? Thanks for all info. I will be back with questions about snakes that I have met here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Oooops, what happened to the pics? I put them in as attachments but don't see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 You need to go and add them into the post by clicking on the little green button next to the attachment name in the drop down box at the bottom of your post. Go ahead and start a new post and try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) Actually the OPs moth is Daphnis nerii (female, I think). D. hypothous has a white spot at the very tip of the forewings. Edited February 1, 2009 by phaethon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Actually the OPs moth is Daphnis nerii hey.. you're right, so it is. nice work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycheston Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 hm, OK I try again. Wish me luck Repeat of my last message. What a great forum. I have so many questions about different animals and insects of Thailand. Maybe someone could help me. Goshawk, you seem to be well up on moths and insects. Maybe you could identify these for me? (or anyone else of course). I saw them in Samut Prakarn. I would like to put the photos on my h.p. It would be nice if I could name them. Also, this fellow flew into my apartment yesterday (the bird) My guess is that it is a Sun Parakeet. I do not think it's a native to Thailand. Could someone please confirm this? One more question for today. I have been searching for stick and leaf insects (the big ones) Anyone know where and when they can be seen? Thanks for all info. I will be back with questions about snakes that I have met here in Thailand. I selected the files, waited until each one uploaded. I can see them in "Manage Current Attachments (6)" The file sizes are ca. 1.7 MB each. It says I can upload up to 20MB so I must be within the limit. One difference on my screen to the screen shot "sbk" sent, my Manage Current Attachments window is on the left. Does this have anything to do with me using "mac"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Also, this fellow flew into my apartment yesterday (the bird) My guess is that it is a Sun Parakeet. I do not think it's a native to Thailand. Could someone please confirm this? correct, not native.. did u manage to catch it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Great pics! Cute bird, but his talons scare me... TheWalkingMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) hm, OK I try again. Wish me luck Repeat of my last message.What a great forum. I have so many questions about different animals and insects of Thailand. Maybe someone could help me.... This one is a long-horned borer beetle - don't know exactly which species. It strips the outer layer of fresh growth, the new branch dies and eventually so does the tree. Whatever you do, don't ignore it! Kill it and it's mates and every other one you can find. Probably a good idea to get someone in to spray whatever tree it's on, but it may be too late already. These b*ggers have killed a couple of my big, old trees. I hate them with a vengeance! Asian Longhorned Beetle - A National Threat!Add this "beautiful" bug to the woeful collection of stresses on Toronto's trees. The Asian Longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) or ALB is an invader that our trees have little defense against…. And guess what its prime target is - Canada's beloved maple tree! http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=progra...ers〈=en Edited February 2, 2009 by JetsetBkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The Lepidoptera: 1 & 4: v. difficult as there a several similar species but the dorsal stripe and head/thorax spots suggest Blue Tiger Butterfly Tirumala limniace for 1 and the upper of the two in 4. The lower one on 4 looks more like Chilasa clytia, the Common Mime 2: Black Banded wasp moth Euchromia polymena (aka E. elegantissima) 3: Common tiger Danaus genutia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinnotes Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Well, google led me to this old thread… The beetle of without doubt Aristobia approximator. This Cerambycid or longhorn beetle is common throughout Thailand and called ด้วงหนวดปมจุดเหลืองดำ in Thai. As for butterfly #1 I do not quite agree with phaeton: I think it is Ideopsis vulgaris, while #4 is (as phaeton suggests) Tirumala limniace. I am, however, not a specialist on butterflies.. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now