2 individuals found on 草豆蔻 Alpinia hainanensis

photo on:

20190705 / day 1 x 3

20190708 / day 4 x 3

20190709 / day 5 x 4 (one photo is the shedded skin)

20190710 / day 6 x 2

20190711 / day 7 x 4 (one photo is a pupa formed between folded leaf)

20190715 / day 11 x 1 (pupa)

20190723 / day 19 x 1 (adult)

on 喜樹 Camptotheca acuminata

photo on:

day 1 x 2

day 2 x 1

day 6 x 3

day 7 x 3

day 10 x 1

day 12x 3 (form cocoon after this photo)

day 21 x 2 (prepupa dropped from the cocoon to the bottom of the bottle)

day 22 x 1 (pupa)

day 32 x 1 (adult)

on 美人蕉 Canna indica

photos taken on

day 1 x 2,

day 5 x 2 (one photo is the 1st shedded skin on day 2 or 3),

day 8 x 2 (one photo is the 2nd shedded skin),

day 13 x 2 (one photo is the 3rd shedded skin),

day 17 x 2,

day 18 x 2 (one photo is the shedded head, the other one with the 4th shedded skin),

day 21 x 1

day 25 x 2 (one photo is the 5th shedded skin)

day 26 x 1

day 27 x 3

day 28 x 1

day 30 x 1 (retreated to an upper corner of the breeding tank, fasting and waiting for the next shedding)

day 33 x 2 (one photo is the 6th shedded skin and head)

day 39 x 1

day 41 x 1

day 43 x 1

day 46 x 1 (pupa hiding in rolling leaf)

day 50 x 1

day 60 x 3 (adult)

Moth as seen in Sheung Wan district, Hong Kong - Thyas honesta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indian subregion, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Borneo and on the Philippines.