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Great Mormon Swallowtail (Papilio memnon)Observer
sugian_1251Description
Great Mormon Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio memnon form-achates, (Papilionidae) - female
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Cazira verrucosaObserver
lennyworthingtonDescription
Cazira verrucosa, (Westwood, 1835) Pentatomid Shield Bug, Pentatomidae,
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Bastilla crameriObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini
Bastilla crameri
Tai Po Kau Headland, New Territories, Hong Kong
recorded during a "National Moth Week" event
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Saroba pustuliferaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae
Saroba pustulifera
Tai Po Kau Headland, New Territories, Hong Kong
recorded during a "National Moth Week" event
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Clara's Swallowtailed Moth (Ourapteryx clara)Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae
Ourapteryx clara
Wu Kau Tang, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Heortia vitessoidesObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Odontiinae
Heortia vitessoides
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen
Tai Po, New Territories
Hong Kong
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Genus EristenaObserver
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Missing LocationDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Acentropinae
Eristena sp. nr. argentata
at m.v. light, Hoi Ha Wan, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.
This species is closely allied to E. argentata Yoshiyasu, 1988, but has a complete f/w medial fascia and several differences in the hindwing not visible in this photo - including a broader medial band and four, not two or three tornal spots.
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Lesser Atlas Moth (Samia wangi)Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Saturniidae, Saturniinae
Samia wangi
Tai Po Kau Headland Conservation Area, Tai Po, Hong Kong
This is a female (fat body and small antennae).
There is a little story to tell about this particular moth. . . .
The species Samia wangi was described and named in 2001 by Ric Peigler and Stefan Naumann as part of their revision of the genus Samia. I had arranged for Prof. Peigler (who visited Hong Kong recently as part of a silk research trip in China) to visit Tai Po Kau with some friends of mine over dinner, and have a moth trap in operation. Fortune was with us, as this beautifully fresh moth turned up at the light - the very first live wild Samia wangi that its describer had ever seen!
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Loepa sikkimaObserver
hkmothsPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Saturniidae, Saturniinae
Loepa sikkima
(at least, that's what it's being called for now - thought there is doubt about the i.d., maybe it's L.kuangtungensis or even something else . . .
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley,
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Marbled White Moth (Nyctemera adversata)Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina
Nyctemera adversata
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley,
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Genus ParacymorizaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Acentropinae
Paracymoriza sp nr aurantialis
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Hypomecis transcissaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae
Hypomecis transcissa
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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Isocentris filalisObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Pyraustinae
Isocentris filalis
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Spilomelinae
Cotachena histricalis
San Tsuen, Lam Tseun Valley, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Heortia vitessoidesObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Odontiinae
Heortia vitessoides
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Lesser Rice-Leafroller (Marasmia poeyalis)Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Spilomelinae
Cnaphalocrocis sp cf poeyalis sp.
at light
Wallace Education Centre, Dairy Farm Nature Reserve
Bukit Timah, Singapore
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Arna bipunctapexObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Lymantriinae, Nygmiini
Arna bipunctapex
Nam Chung Valley, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Ugia purpureaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Erebinae, Acantholipini
Ugia purpurea (a female)
Chatham Path, Barker Road
Hong Kong Island
This species is thought to be endemic to Hong Kong, though it is a common species, and has been recorded near Lin Ma Hang, within site of the Chinese mainland border fence
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Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Geometrinae
Pelagodes subquadraria
Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
a widespread species in Hong Kong, though not often seen. There appears to be a good population of the species at Mai Po. The very similar Thalassodes maipoensisi (the only confirmed records of which are from Mai Po, Hong Kong) has a series of small black dots in the wing margins, one on each wing vein - a feature easy to see in freshly eclosed specimens (as this individual is), but more difficult to discern in worn individuals.
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Cleora injectariaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini
Cleora injectaria
Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
This is the smallest and most delicate of the four Cleora species found in Hong Kong. It is one of the most abundant species found in Mai Po, probably the most common geometrid.
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Enispa elatariaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Aventiini
Enispa elataria
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Genus ConogethesObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Spilomelinae
Conogethes sp cf punctiferalis
Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong
The genus Conogethes includes a number of similar looking species allied to C. punctiferalis.
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Arna bipunctapexObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Lymantriinae, Nygmiini
Arna bipunctapex
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Geometrinae, Pseudoterpnini
Lophophelma calaurops
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Scopula vicinaObserver
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Sterrhinae
Antitrygodes vicina
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Spalacopsis texanaObserver
taogirlDescription
have no idea who this is, will try to research it more later but if someone can steer me in the right direction would appreciate it. While clearing burrs off my sneakers out on the dunes, noticed this long thin tiny insect on my shoe.
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Scaly-legged Pyralids (Subfamily Chrysauginae)Observer
hugoalvarezgDescription
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths (Family Erebidae)Observer
hugoalvarezgDescription
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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Short Banded Sailer (Phaedyma columella)Observer
kerrypereiraDescription
Hazy PSI 158
Hot sunny
Little to no Breeze
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Observer
hkmothsDescription
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Geometrinae
Pelagodes antiquadraria
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Leuciris fimbriariaObserver
diegizq7Description
Orden: Lepidoptera
Familia: Geometridae
Genero: Comostola
Especie: Pyrrhogona
