February mothing in HK

well now, it's been rather unseasonably warm over the last few days (cold front arriving Friday night will change that, though). Min temp on Tuesday night was a balmy 20°C - normally in single figures or low teens (°C) at this time of year. So out went the moth trap onto the roof . . . and by 06:00 (thereabouts) there were some 80 species of moth tucked away inside (or adjacent to) the trap. Photos of 15 species are linked. Of note were the large numbers of species normally not seen until the end of March (most of the Erebidae), as well as the univoltine sphingid Dahira rubiginosa, more often seen mid to late March.
Here's a full list....
BOMBYCIDAE Bombycinae Bombycini Trilocha varians
CRAMBIDAE Acentropinae Parapoynx diminutalis
CRAMBIDAE Crambinae Crambini Culladia hastiferalis
CRAMBIDAE Crambinae Crambini Pseudargyria interruptella
CRAMBIDAE Glaphyriinae Glaphyriini Hellula undalis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Diasemia accalis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Filodes fulvidorsalis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Herpetogramma cynaralis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Herpetogramma licarsisalis
CRAMBIDAE Spilomelinae Spoladea recurvalis
EREBIDAE Anobinae Anobini Rema costimacula
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Lithosiini - Lithosiina Brunia antica
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Lithosiini - Eugoa generic group Eugoa brunnea
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Lithosiini - Eugoa generic group Neoduma kuangtungensis
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Arctiini - Pericopina Nyctemera adversata
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Syntomini Syntomoides imaon
EREBIDAE Arctiinae Lithosiini - Lithosiina Tigrioides immaculata
EREBIDAE Calpinae Calpini Calyptra minuticornis
EREBIDAE Erebidae incertae sedis Blasticorhinus enervis
EREBIDAE Erebidae incertae sedis Chorsia albiscripta
EREBIDAE Erebinae Poaphilini Bastilla amygdalis
EREBIDAE Erebinae Poaphilini Buzara onelia
EREBIDAE Herminiinae Herminiini Hadennia jutalis
EREBIDAE Herminiinae Herminiini Nodaria externalis
EREBIDAE Herminiinae Herminiini Simplicia butesalis
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Mecistoptera group Acidon paradoxa
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Hypenini Hypena laceratalis
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Hypenini Hypena thermesialis
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Mecistoptera group Lophomilia takao
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Hypenini Lysimelia alstoni
EREBIDAE Hypeninae Hypenini Lysimelia lucida
EREBIDAE Hypenodinae Hypenodini Schrankia costaestrigalis
EREBIDAE Lymantriinae Nygmiini Orvasca subnotata
EREBIDAE Lymantriinae Orgyiini Pantana visum
EREBIDAE Lymantriinae Leucomini Perina nuda
EREBIDAE Rivulinae Rivulini Bocula diffisa
EREBIDAE Rivulinae Rivulini Bocula marginata
EUTELIIDAE Stictopterinae Stictopterini Stictoptera trajiciens
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Abraxini Abraxas amicula
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Hypochrosini Corymica arnearia
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Boarmiini Dasyboarmia subpilosa
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Boarmiini Ectropis bhurmitra
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Cassymini Hydatocapnia sp. A nr. gemina
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Boarmiini Hyposidra talaca
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Macariini Macaria abydata
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Obeidiini Percnia fumidaria
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Plutodini Plutodes costatus
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Plutodini Plutodes exquisita
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Pseudonadagara semicolor
GEOMETRIDAE Ennominae Cassymini Serratophyga subangulata
GEOMETRIDAE Geometrinae Comibaenini Berta chrysolineata
GEOMETRIDAE Geometrinae Hemitheini Hemithea tritonaria
GEOMETRIDAE Larentiinae Xanthorhoini Orthonama obstipata
GEOMETRIDAE Sterrhinae Sterrhini Idaea purpurea
NOCTUIDAE Condicinae Condicini Condica albigutta
NOCTUIDAE Condicinae Condicini Condica conducta
NOCTUIDAE Eriopinae Callopistria exotica
NOCTUIDAE Noctuinae Caradrinini - Athetiina Athetis bremusa
NOCTUIDAE Noctuinae Caradrinini - Athetiina Athetis cognata
NOCTUIDAE Noctuinae Leucaniini Mythimna reversa
NOCTUIDAE Plusiinae Argyrogrammatini Argyrogramma signata
NOCTUIDAE Plusiinae Argyrogrammatini Chrysodeixis eriosoma
NOLIDAE Nolinae Careina Calymera confinis
NOLIDAE Nolinae Sarrothripina Giaura multipunctata
NOLIDAE Nolinae Nolini Nola sp. F
NOTODONTIDAE Dicranurinae Dicranurini Stauropus alternus
OECOPHORIDAE Stathmopodinae Stathmopoda auriferella
PLUTELLIDAE Plutella xylostella
PYRALIDAE Phycitinae Phycitini Euzophora verrucicola
PYRALIDAE Phycitinae Phycitini Metallostichodes hemicautella
PYRALIDAE Phycitinae Phycitini Phycita cavifrons
PYRALIDAE Pyralinae Endotrichini Endotricha theonalis
PYRALIDAE Pyralinae Pyralini Ocrasa nonusalis
SPHINGIDAE Macroglossinae Macroglossini Dahira rubiginosa
TORTRICIDAE Olethreutinae Grapholitini Cryptophlebia repletana
TORTRICIDAE Olethreutinae Gatesclarkeanini Gatesclarkeana idia
TORTRICIDAE Tortricinae Archipini Adoxophyes privatana
TORTRICIDAE Tortricinae Archipini Neocalyptis affinisana

Posted on February 28, 2013 04:25 PM by hkmoths hkmoths

Observations

Photos / Sounds

Observer

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Date

February 27, 2013 05:57 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae
Plutodes exquisita

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

What

Handmaiden Moth (Syntomoides imaon)

Observer

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Date

February 27, 2013 10:16 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini
Syntomoides imaon

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 10:36 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Spilomelinae
Herpetogramma cynaralis

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 10:39 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 10:45 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Euteliidae, Stictopterinae
Stictoptera trajiciens

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 10:51 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Gelechioidea, Stathmopodidae
Stathmopoda auriferella

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 10:52 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Crambinae
Pseudargyria interruptella

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 11:01 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Anobinae
Rema costimacula

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 11:07 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Herminiinae
Hadennia jutalis

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

What

Old World Webworm (Hellula undalis)

Observer

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Date

February 27, 2013 11:13 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Glaphyriinae
Hellula undalis

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 26, 2013 09:43 PM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Sphingidae, Macroglossinae
Dahira rubiginosa

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

What

Hampson's Paradoxical Moth (Acidon paradoxa)

Observer

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Date

February 26, 2013 09:48 PM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Hypeninae
Acidon paradoxa

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 26, 2013 09:51 PM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Calpinae, Calpini
Calyptra minuticornis

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

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Date

February 26, 2013 09:54 PM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Scoliopteryginae
Goniophila hampsoni

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Photos / Sounds

Observer

hkmoths

Date

February 27, 2013 05:47 AM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Geometrinae, Comibaenini
Berta chrysolineata

Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong

Comments

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can you please join
i want to make you a curator of the project

http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/moths-of-sri-lanka

Thank you !

Posted by nuwan almost 11 years ago

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