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

Green Rippled Hawkmoth Eupanacra bussiris


 
Undoubtedly the moth of the trip for me ,,this Green Rippled Hawkmoth...stunning photos by the one and only David Fischer............................

Moths and bugs Malaysia





Archaeoattacus staudinger ,one of my moths of the trip

Violin Beetle 
Fraser's Hill Gecko
Rhinoceros Beetle
Large Pink and Green Hawkmoth
Callambulyx rubricosa
Agathia rubrilineata
Atlas Moth

Moon Moth male
                                                         Black Crested Bulbul displaying

 

                                               A distant Black Capped Kingfisher
                                                Silk Moth sp
                                                       Moon Moth female

MCM Discovery Villa , Frasers Hill , a few of many highlights

                                                                      Blyth's Hawk Eagle

Red bearded Bee Eater

Sultan Tit flew in to the car but made a full recovery
Brown Wood Owl x 2 

                                                  Mugimaki Flycatcher
Red-headed Trogon
Black -throated Sunbird
Red headed trogon
Sultan Tit
Tiger Shrike


Monday, 30 March 2026

Malaysia...


A trip to MCM Discovery Villa , Frasers Hill , Pahang for 10 days and a couple of nights on the coast at Selangor Malaysia , 170 + species of bird and 100's of moth species.

White Bellied Sea Eagle
Black Eagle  seen displaying at MCM

Red Billed Malkoha at MCM 

Eastern Crowned Warbler in the garden at MCM

                                                Blyth's Hawk Eagle on the Telecom loop at Frasers Hill
 

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Mexico ,Yucatan Peninsular

                                               Vermillion Flycatcher
 
                                                       Black Skimmer and Wilsons Plover




Turquoise -browed Motmot

Mangrove Yellow Warbler 

                                                              Lineated Woodpecker
                                                                                   
                                                                            Willet


                                                                      Laughing Gull
                                    Magnificent Frigatebird (1 flock of 96 birds along the coast)
Yucatan Wren
                                                            Brown Booby

Thursday, 15 January 2026