Friday, 3 April 2026

Hawkmoths from Fraser's Hill , Malaysia

 Frasers Hill  , MCM Discovery Villa is located at aprox 4,300 feet above sea level ( Ben Nevis height)  in the cloud forests of  Pahang .The area is a little smaller than Northowram village and in the last 14 years the local recorders have recorded in excess of 4,300 moth species many un-named to science...Its very daunting to even start to identify so many species !!!!! so I have tried to stick to the Hawkmoths on my last 2 visits....seeing the Asian form of Deaths Head Hawkmoth and many others has been amazing to say the least , I have seen nearly 40 species of Hawkmoth including 2 day flying Hummingbird types........I am in the process of getting the list together but here are a few from this visit..The Green Rippled Hawkmoth  in the post below really was out standing.....

Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth

                                           


                                                                Mango Hawkmoth
                                                           Megacorma  obliqua
                                                      Megacorma LOL super curry
          
                                                      Convolvulus Hawkmoth

                                                              Streaked Sphinx Hawkmoth 
                                                              Jade Hawkmoth
                                                Possibly Swinhoe's Striped

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