Nature

[JetsetBkk]

 

[Ron19]

[Mousehound]

On ‎27‎/‎08‎/‎2016 at 11:55 PM, Philchumphon said:

Aka Dryas Iulia 
 

Nice shot  - The Julia Butterfly is a native of the central American region and has invaded Thailand and is spreading.  First collected in Chumpon in 2007.  It is spreading southward through Malaysia. It was thought that the wild Thai population was from escaped animals from the Phuket Butterfly gardens however barcode investigation reveals a different subspecies D. iulia Hispaniola from Costa Rica.  These are commonly exported around the world.

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This caterpillar has been living on a tree next to my home for the past 2 weeks. When I see it, it has moved few meters up or down. Sometimes it's not there, but the next day it returns to the same place on a tree trunk. I suppose it travels up to the tree to have a night time dinner.

 

It's maybe 12cm long. 

 

Any idea what this could be and become? 

[Goompa]

Cant help there Oils'. be a caterpillar and become lunch for a caterpillar eater I guess .

[Goompa]

Lunch can wait !

 

[JetsetBkk]

4 hours ago, oilinki said:

This caterpillar has been living on a tree next to my home for the past 2 weeks. When I see it, it has moved few meters up or down. Sometimes it's not there, but the next day it returns to the same place on a tree trunk. I suppose it travels up to the tree to have a night time dinner.

 

It's maybe 12cm long. 

 

Any idea what this could be and become? 

 

Underwing caterpillar?

 

http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/11/03/large-underwing-caterpillar-and-adult/

 

[Guest]

Thanks. It could be that family. I underestimated the length. It's actually 18cm long. 

I took a photo as it was still on the tree. However trying to mingle the measuring tape to 2.5 from my balcony was a bit challenging.

[Philchumphon]

On ‎04‎/‎09‎/‎2016 at 5:30 AM, Mousehound said:

Nice shot  - The Julia Butterfly is a native of the central American region and has invaded Thailand and is spreading.  First collected in Chumpon in 2007.  It is spreading southward through Malaysia. It was thought that the wild Thai population was from escaped animals from the Phuket Butterfly gardens however barcode investigation reveals a different subspecies D. iulia Hispaniola from Costa Rica.  These are commonly exported around the world.

Thank you for this information..
Phil

[Goompa]

Ant

 

[me2501]

I recently met this handsome lizard in my garden.

Burmese false bloodsucker, green crested lizard (Pseudocalotes microlepis)

 

DSC-HX400V  1/200 Sek. f/4,5  EFL 35 mm   ISO 125

DSC-HX400V 1/250 Sek. f/5  EFL 40 mm  ISO 200

[JetsetBkk]

^ Wish I could give more than 1 'like'! Fantastic images.

[me2501]

Thank's a lot. The lizard was really very brave.

 

[samuijimmy]

Welcome Me2501.... great shots, hope to see more! 

[Ron19]

Previous images from the Creepy Crawley thread which has been closed can be found here.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/612591-creepy-crawlies/#comment-6027081

 

[retoohs]

[JetsetBkk]

4 hours ago, Ron19 said:

Previous images from the Creepy Crawley thread which has been closed can be found here.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/612591-creepy-crawlies/#comment-6027081

 

 

Pity it's been closed. I like close-ups of creepy-crawlies. Glad to see some are being posted here.

 

 

[Ron19]

It is always sad when a thread is closed but the fact remains two threads we're going asking for the same thing. The nature thread had been going for 3 years longer so it was decided too go with that one.

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[me2501]

oleander hawk-moth or army green moth (Daphnis nerii)

Sony DSC-HX400V   f/3.5   1/80 s   EFL 10mm   ISO-80

[Goompa]

Stink Bug

[Guest]

Me2501 has some wonderful photos, keep them coming! 

 

Btw. What if the Creepy crawlers etc closed topics would be listed under 'Previously pinned topics' while it could be renamed 'Previously pinned and closed topics' ?

 

Then my main question. Thaivisa newsletter mentioned a 'Wildlife photography tips' topic, but the link directed to a error page. The topic sounded good and I wonder if it's somewhere? I didn't find it using search.

 

Mandatory nature photography (this is actually from Penang national park, Malaysia, but don't tell anyone)

[JetsetBkk]

4 hours ago, me2501 said:

oleander hawk-moth or army green moth (Daphnis nerii)

Sony DSC-HX400V   f/3.5   1/80 s   EFL 10mm   ISO-80

 

Slice and dice it if you want to save your plants!!

 

[shaggy1969]

2 hours ago, Goompa said:

Stink Bug

 

Fantastic Goomp's ole' lad,your really nailing those bug shots!!!

[Goompa]

Thanks Shaggs

[Goompa]

Camouflaged

 

[gobs]

True: your bugs shots are amazing, Goompa!

Wow!

[me2501]

Now is the season for dragonfly:  Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potomarcha congener)

Sony DSC-HX400V  Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4 Focal length: 22mm, ISO: 80

[me2501]

Slender Skimmer , Green Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum sabina sabina)

Sony DSC-HX400V  Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4, Focal length: 17mm, ISO: 80

[me2501]

Wandering Glider (Vernacular name: orange glider dragonfly) (Pantala flavenscens)

[JetsetBkk]

Help!! Bug eggs on my Desert Rose.

 

Just waiting for the flower to open...

 

 

This is what the flowers should look like...

 

 

Here are a couple of eggs I pulled off the flower:

 

 

They are on tissue paper which I marked with a pen so I could find them, and put a nail file on it to stop it moving.

 

Here's an egg close-up, closer-up:

 

 

Can anyone recommend an insecticide to keep these things off?

I don't want to check every flower and leaf every day to keep it clear, but will if necessary.