Fraser’s Hill yet again I : moths and snakes
When: May 2016 Weather: Cool, 20C, a bit thundery.
Nikon P900, Leica Q
After New Orleans last week we decided to have a short break in one of my favourite nature locations….Stephen’s Place in Fraser’s Hill. We flew into KLIA2 terminal and were picked up by Sammy, who runs a taxi pickup service between Frasers Hill and KLIA. It took about 3.5 hours to get up to Frasers Hill but that included a 30min stop for lunch in Rawang on the way..
Stephen’s Place, formerly known as Buona Vista in the early morning mist
What was different this time was that we met a moth expert from Australia and they set up the moth net with a bright light to attract them for the two nights we stayed…having never shot moths or known very much about them, it was a totally fascinating experience to be exposed to some of the 2000 or more species of moths that exist in Malaysia. We shot them at night and we shot them at daybreak… here they are colour themed in groups…yellow…brown….white….green…
yellow brown combination..
part of the yellow series, each square in the background netting is 5mm so you can gauge the size of these moths
intricate patterns
and this is arguably the most beautiful moth of them all, the Brahminy Moth…spectacular designs ! This may not be the correct name…I saw a picture on line which said that this is a Brahmaea japonica Japanese Owl moth イボタガ….but this is usually found in Japan!
and in black and white
the brown series…like a leaf here
delicate
lacy
magnificent
delta winged moth
woody
another that looks like a wood chip!
lacy
stunning transparent moth
arguably even more stunning in B&W
snow white
barbie moth
the green moths….
a spectacularly green, moth-eaten moth
one of the most beautiful…
yet another green beauty
subtle green moth
the moth screen set up with the watch geese feeding on the moths!
I had always thought of moths as dull coloured, powdery butterfly like creatures of the night….little did I know that such diversity and colour existed amongst them! This is another advantage of staying at Stephen’s….there’s always something nature related going on….this moth experience already made the trip for me! Highly recommended!
The Natural Traveller 