fraser's hill moths

Macrocilix maia

this beautiful moth, which we fondly call our bug moth, was photographed at the bungalow we were staying in at fraser's hill on 28 dec 2006. notice the pattern of a bug on each forewing. this moth got us raving about the moths at fraser's hill and other moth enthusiasts caught the bug and we rounded up a mothing gang and headed off to fraser's again in april 2007.




the following 3 pictures are some saturniids (family Saturniidae) of fraser's hill that i took during our trip in apr 2007. these moths often have spots that resemble the planet saturn on their wings.

Actias maenas (Malaysian Moon Moth)

this flamboyant beauty (also a saturniid) is the most beautiful moth i have ever seen in my entire life. it was what we came looking for, and it's totally worth being dragged out of my warm and toasty bed to prance around in the cold, misty morning in my pyjamas gawking and shooting pictures of this and all the other beauties.

we didn't get to see the other lunar moth, Actias selene (Indian Moon Moth), but the mothing gang will definitely go on our quest to look for the elusive selene again and again until we find our goddess of the moon (selene is the goddess of the moon in greek mythology).

the following hawkmoths were identified by leong tzi ming (thanks, ming).

Amplypterus panopus

Ambulyx sp. (topside)

the brown colouring left me unprepared for the surprise that awaited me when i went over to the other side of the bush to photograph its front view.

Ambulyx sp. (underside)

the vibrant colours of the underside jolted me quite a bit. these creatures never fail to surprise me!