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Chong Boy · 20-07-2008, 04:12 PM

no this isn't a sex tourist thread!!

Had this visitor a couple of weeks ago and forgot about him. He flopped down in the road outside and was too weak to fly.

reckon she was on her last legs as her wings were tattered and after a couple of hours one of them broke in vain attempts at lift off.

was so impressed I ran off to get a ruler and she measures about 10" which is by far the biggest one I have seen outside of a museum or with a pin sticking out of it.

Next morning there were dozens of little eggs all over the shop where she stayed and lived for about 5-6 days before she got dumped over the wall by the old mother.
Next day a kid asked if it was still here as one the same, with the broken wing was walking around the school about 800m away!!!
Guess it was a tough little bugger

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 05:39 PM

Hatched one out from a crysalis (sp) its an Attacus Atlas - notice how the wing tips look like a snake head
Got a couple of pics of it just after it hatched - gotta downsize one but will do tonight and post them.
The pattern is very clear on undamaged wings

good2bhappy · 20-07-2008, 05:43 PM

Caught one in Nakon Pathom close to 40 years ago

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 05:58 PM

Ah! F*ck it!
Being a computer thikko and even with the tutorials in TD , I STILL cant post pics from my Gallery ( No sarky comments from E.G. please!

)

Couple of pics there- if you can post them for me Chong Boy -would be most grateful ! LOL

Chong Boy · 20-07-2008, 06:09 PM

There you go Happy man, indeed the same one, stunning.

and the other...

Chong Boy · 20-07-2008, 06:11 PM

never noticed the snake head before in the wing tips, nice!

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 06:53 PM

The crysalis (sp) was huge about 9 cm X 4 cm dia !
Hatched it for a friend, Steve Bird , a butterfly expert ( see E.G.'s previous posts) and now it is in his butterfly farm as breeding stock ! - Its actually a moth ! LOL

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 07:07 PM

When they fold their wings - when they feel threatened - the lighter strip down the edge of the wings look like a snakes body - weird ! How the f*ck did they work that out !

JoGeAr · 20-07-2008, 07:09 PM

I saw a few of these over the years up in Nakhon Phanom Province, only one anywhere near as big as that though !! Absolutely beautiful !!

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 07:12 PM

I think they are some kind of wild silk worm producing moth - will check !

The chrysalis(sp) was found when I was out with Steve on one of his photographic jungle rambles - was on a Jack fruit tree

Happyman · 20-07-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JoGeAr

I saw a few of these over the years age up in Nakhon Phanom Province, only one anywhere near as big as that though !! Absolutely beautiful !!

The Taiwanese variant will be pleased to hear that !
Will tell her tonight

DrAndy · 20-07-2008, 11:21 PM

I will immediately become a lepidopterist if the Korean variant is common

DrAndy · 20-07-2008, 11:39 PM

nice anyway

we had a caterpillar from this moth on one of our trees, a Kraton tree, so we left it to make a pupa and surrounded it with a net. Unfortunately it never came out, so that was disappointing

Happyman · 21-07-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chong Boy

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Is this the one with the broken wing?

Ill help her get it fixed!!!

Thanks for the offer but we have managed for 14+ years ( nice to know that there are chums who will help a chap out though)Cheers

Johnny Longprong · 23-07-2008, 02:49 PM

This is really interesting CB. Obviously to exist this species has a low food value??

Thanks too, to you HB for the identification, saved me the job.

It really is incredible to see the markings on the wings ,evolved over who knows how long, to protect the resting moth from predators.

Just shows how superior the human is to have the power of life or death over everything.

DrAndy · 23-07-2008, 03:10 PM

the pink spot is real!

The Kraton tree has a round, green fruit, getting yellow, a bit like Mangosteen but more sour

hillbilly · 24-07-2008, 01:49 PM

Help me on this one.

20-07-2008, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chong Boy Ban Chang Last Online: 09-03-2010 07:55 AM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hanoi Posts: 207	Big butterfly no this isn't a sex tourist thread!! Had this visitor a couple of weeks ago and forgot about him. He flopped down in the road outside and was too weak to fly. reckon she was on her last legs as her wings were tattered and after a couple of hours one of them broke in vain attempts at lift off. was so impressed I ran off to get a ruler and she measures about 10" which is by far the biggest one I have seen outside of a museum or with a pin sticking out of it. Next morning there were dozens of little eggs all over the shop where she stayed and lived for about 5-6 days before she got dumped over the wall by the old mother. Next day a kid asked if it was still here as one the same, with the broken wing was walking around the school about 800m away!!! Guess it was a tough little bugger

20-07-2008, 05:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 01:37 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,889	Ah! F*ck it! Being a computer thikko and even with the tutorials in TD , I STILL cant post pics from my Gallery ( No sarky comments from E.G. please!) Couple of pics there- if you can post them for me Chong Boy -would be most grateful ! LOL

20-07-2008, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
JoGeAr Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 03:55 PM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chonburi/Brisbane Posts: 2,439	I saw a few of these over the years up in Nakhon Phanom Province, only one anywhere near as big as that though !! Absolutely beautiful !! Last edited by JoGeAr : 20-07-2008 at 07:16 PM.

20-07-2008, 11:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Yesterday 04:58 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 13,420	nice anyway we had a caterpillar from this moth on one of our trees, a Kraton tree, so we left it to make a pupa and surrounded it with a net. Unfortunately it never came out, so that was disappointing Last edited by DrAndy : 20-07-2008 at 11:48 PM.

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20-07-2008, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 01:37 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,889	Hatched one out from a crysalis (sp) its an Attacus Atlas - notice how the wing tips look like a snake head Got a couple of pics of it just after it hatched - gotta downsize one but will do tonight and post them. The pattern is very clear on undamaged wings

20-07-2008, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
good2bhappy Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 10:39 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Klong Samwa Posts: 11,712	Caught one in Nakon Pathom close to 40 years ago

20-07-2008, 06:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chong Boy Ban Chang Last Online: 09-03-2010 07:55 AM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hanoi Posts: 207	There you go Happy man, indeed the same one, stunning. and the other...

20-07-2008, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chong Boy Ban Chang Last Online: 09-03-2010 07:55 AM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hanoi Posts: 207	never noticed the snake head before in the wing tips, nice!

20-07-2008, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 01:37 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,889	The crysalis (sp) was huge about 9 cm X 4 cm dia ! Hatched it for a friend, Steve Bird , a butterfly expert ( see E.G.'s previous posts) and now it is in his butterfly farm as breeding stock ! - Its actually a moth ! LOL

20-07-2008, 07:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 01:37 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,889	When they fold their wings - when they feel threatened - the lighter strip down the edge of the wings look like a snakes body - weird ! How the f*ck did they work that out !

20-07-2008, 07:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 01:37 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,889	I think they are some kind of wild silk worm producing moth - will check ! The chrysalis(sp) was found when I was out with Steve on one of his photographic jungle rambles - was on a Jack fruit tree

20-07-2008, 11:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Yesterday 04:58 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 13,420	I will immediately become a lepidopterist if the Korean variant is common

23-07-2008, 02:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Johnny Longprong Wat Sri Sawai Last Online: 07-03-2010 03:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 936	This is really interesting CB. Obviously to exist this species has a low food value?? Thanks too, to you HB for the identification, saved me the job. It really is incredible to see the markings on the wings ,evolved over who knows how long, to protect the resting moth from predators. Just shows how superior the human is to have the power of life or death over everything.

23-07-2008, 03:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Yesterday 04:58 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 13,420	the pink spot is real! The Kraton tree has a round, green fruit, getting yellow, a bit like Mangosteen but more sour

24-07-2008, 01:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Yesterday 07:05 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,595	Help me on this one.

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