Last Observed: November 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: Tigl Adriaen
This shiny-black iridescent bug has a characteristic pair of brown spots.
Image Copyright Tijl Adriaen
Image Copyright Tijl Adriaen
Image Copyright Tijl Adriaen
Image Copyright Tijl Adriaen
Image: David Vinot
Last Observed: February 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot
A small species of Praying Mantis that is native to southeast and east Asia.
Image: Dave Hinchliffe
Last Observed: December 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: Perry Stevens, Teerasak Thomas Suamcheepmasau, Dave Hinchliffe, Supotch White, Sam Kettel
The splendid Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle is clearly named for its horn. Only the male of the species has the horn and it used during mating season to see off its rivals when finding a mate.
These beetles are also known as fighting beetles since in Thailand, especially the north of the country, they are fought against one another as a popular betting sport. In contrast to many bloodsports the victor is the beetle that lifts his opponent off his feet.
Image Copyright Perry Stevens
Image Copyright Teerasak Thomas Suamcheepmasau
Image Dave Hinchliffe
Image Dave Hinchliffe
Image Dave Hinchliffe
Image Copyright Supotch White
Image Copyright Cornelia Burkhardt
Last Observed: November 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: Cornelia Burkhardt
The Shield Mantis is a member of the Praying Mantis family – some of the fiercest hunters in the animal kingdom.
Exactly which species of Shield Mantis is pictured here is unclear but it’s definitely of the Rhombadera genus.
Last Observed: February 2010, Koh Chang
Observed By: Dave Hinchliffe
This shield bug is a brightly coloured Koh Chang resident of the Urolabida family of beetles.
Image: David Vinot
Last Observed: December 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot, Jean-Pierre Odet
The scarlet skimmer is a bright red coloured member of the Dragonfly family that is common to Koh Chang and ranges throughout east and southeast Asia.
They are a common delicacy in China and may well also be available in some of the Thai fried insect stands.
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image David Vinot
Last Observed: February 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot
The Scarlet millipede is a common sight on koh Chang. It is, for once on Koh Chang, a relatively small member of the millipede family and not harmful. When threatened it rolls into a spiral for protection.
Scarlet (or Rusty) Millipede at Wkipedia
Image David Vinot
Image Copyright Tijl Adriaen
Last Observed: 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: Tijl Adriaen
This moth has an impressive yellow and reddish brown-two tone coat.
It would only be useful for camouflage if the moth landed specifically halfway between yellow and reddish-brown backgrounds. Perhaps that’s what it does.
Ricanula stigmatica at natureloveyou.sg
Image Copyright David Hinchliffe
Last Observed: 2011, Koh Chang
Observed By: David Hinchliffe
The most striking feature of this small tawny couloured moth is it’s brightly coloured red eye. It seems a strange evolutionary selection to reveal the eye so clearly when so many other animals go to elaborate lengths to conceal their vulnerable eyes.
If anyone knows why this is the case then we’d love to know.
Rounded palm-redeye ifoundbutterflies.org
Last Observed: February 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot
A long name for a small, but brightly coloured animal. The Saffron-Faced Blue Dart is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae that is found in many tropical Asian countries.
Saffron-Faced Blue Dart Wikipedia
