Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Calpinae, Calpini
Plusiodonta coelonota

at m.v. light trap
Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong

N.B.
On LepIndex this species is associated (incorrectly) with Oraesia emarginata. This issue was clarified by Holloway in his treatment of the genus for Borneo - see the taxonomic note at http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/calpini/calpini_3_1.php for more information

Insecta: Hemiptera
Heteroptera, Scutelleridae
Chrysocoris stolli

several of these fabulously colourful shield bugs were seen at wondering around Breynia fruticosa shrubs in flower in the late afternoon, Hong Kong Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai.

sitting near the moth trap, waiting for a meal to drop by!

Xenophrys brachykolos is listed by IUCN as an endangered species - see IUCN Red List citation for details.

Insecta: Odonata, Anisoptera
Libellulidae
Crocothemis servilia
Crimson Darter

Hong Kong Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai

taken in fading light as the dragonfly settled down to roost for the night

(best seen large on a wide screen!)

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae

Heliophorus epicles (Purple Sapphire 斜斑彩灰蝶) - ventral view.

Hong Kong, Lam Tsuen Valley
taken in late afternoon sunshine, intensifying the yellow on the wing.

Thanks everyone for comments & invites.
Made Explore for 17th Jan 2009, no. 193 (and dropped already by 23:00 on 18th Jan)

Insecta: Odonata, Zygoptera
Platycnemididae
Calicnemia sinensis
Chinese Mountain Damsel

Lam Tsuen Valley / lower Tai Mo Shan, New Territories, Hong Kong

This species has a restricted global distribution, being found only in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Fujian. It was scientifically described in 1984.

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Aventiinae
Cerynea discontenta Galsworthy, 1998

Sha Lo Tung, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

So far, this species has only been recorded from Hong Kong

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae
Promalactis sp. indet.

Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong

This is a tiny moth, just 3mm long.
I recently co-authored a paper in the journal Zootaxa on this genus from Hong Kong that included 10 species, seven of which were newly described to science. The moth in the photo isn't any of them!