Thailand History Guide » Butterflies and Moths http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Thai Silks http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/thai-silks/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/thai-silks/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:47:46 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=511 The silk industry in Thailand is now located mainly in the northeast of the country. The larvae of the Mulberry bombyx, probably the best-known Thai moth, produce silk. This moth docs not exist in the wild. Having long been domesticated, it has even lost the ability to fly.

A Mural Painting

A mural painting from Wat [...]]]> The silk industry in Thailand is now located mainly in the northeast of the country. The larvae of the Mulberry bombyx, probably the best-known Thai moth, produce silk. This moth docs not exist in the wild. Having long been domesticated, it has even lost the ability to fly.

A Mural Painting

A Mural Painting

A mural painting from Wat Phumin in Nan Province, showing a lanna lady selecting spools of yarn while working at a Thai frame loom.

Silkworms

Silkworms

After ecdysis the silkworms are placed on bamboo trays, known as jo, where they secrete a fibrous slime that protects them until metamorphosis.

Cocoons

Cocoons

Cocoons

Cocoons

Cocoons

Cocoons

The filaments are spun and eventually skeins are produced. Each cocoon yields about 2,000 feet of usable thread (mai luad), although in total a mature cocoon can contain over 1 mile of thread in about 30 layers. Silk made from thread still coaled with sericin is called raw silk. Natural silk or tussah is the silk produced by undomesticated caterpillars living in trees.

Silks Thread

Silks Thread

The raw thread is bright yellow. Before weaving it is washed first in a herbal mixture made from the bark and leaves of the banana tree, and then in a ke solution made from a thorny vine that is commonly found on
hillsides, then dyed. Traditional dyes used include lac, indigo, krajai berries and thalang roots. To the cast of Chiang Mai, on the way
to Charoen Muang. it is possible to visil a magmlllerie (silkworm rearing house) and to taste chrysalides which have been grilled after the removal of their silk filaments.

Traditional Silk Loom

Traditional Silk Loom

Traditional Silk Loom

Traditional Silk Loom

Thai Silks

Thai Silks

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/thai-silks/feed/ 0 Bhutanitis Lidderdali http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bhutanitis-lidderdali/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bhutanitis-lidderdali/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:17:03 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=506 This butterfly is from the northern mountain valleys. At rest, its hind wings are covered by the fore wings, hiding their magnificent colors and allowing the insect to blend with its surroundings.

Bhutanitis Lidderdali

Related PostsThai SilksTerinos ClarissaAcherontia LachesisPapilo ArcturusTroides Aeacus]]> This butterfly is from the northern mountain valleys. At rest, its hind wings are covered by the fore wings, hiding their magnificent colors and allowing the insect to blend with its surroundings.

Bhutanitis Lidderdali

Bhutanitis Lidderdali

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bhutanitis-lidderdali/feed/ 0 Terinos Clarissa http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/terinos-clarissa/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/terinos-clarissa/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:11:55 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=498 The terinos clarissa belongs to the nymphalides family.  This small butterfly is mauve, varying in shade with the angle of vision.  It flies discreetly close to the ground in the deep forest and at rest it is camouflaged against the vegetation.

Terinos Clarissa

Related PostsThai SilksBhutanitis LidderdaliAcherontia LachesisPapilo ArcturusTroides Aeacus]]> The terinos clarissa belongs to the nymphalides family.  This small butterfly is mauve, varying in shade with the angle of vision.  It flies discreetly close to the ground in the deep forest and at rest it is camouflaged against the vegetation.

Terinos Clarissa

Terinos Clarissa

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/terinos-clarissa/feed/ 0 Acherontia Lachesis http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/acherontia-lachesis/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/acherontia-lachesis/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:09:54 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=494 The Acherontia lachesis, which lives in the northern mountains, is the Thai cousin of the European “Death’s head kawk moth” (A. atropos). It is a nocturnal butterfly and will risk its life to penetrate beehives to gorge itself on the honey.

Acherontia Lachesis

Related PostsThai SilksBhutanitis LidderdaliTerinos ClarissaPapilo ArcturusTroides Aeacus]]> The Acherontia lachesis, which lives in the northern mountains, is the Thai cousin of the European “Death’s head kawk moth” (A. atropos). It is a nocturnal butterfly and will risk its life to penetrate beehives to gorge itself on the honey.

Acherontia Lachesis

Acherontia Lachesis

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/acherontia-lachesis/feed/ 0 Papilo Arcturus http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/papilo-arcturus/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/papilo-arcturus/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:03:49 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=491 The black part of the wings of the Papilio arcturus as though it is sprinkled with emerald dust. This spectacular butterfly can often be seen along mountain tracks.

Papilo Arcturus

Related PostsThai SilksBhutanitis LidderdaliTerinos ClarissaAcherontia LachesisTroides Aeacus]]> The black part of the wings of the Papilio arcturus as though it is sprinkled with emerald dust. This spectacular butterfly can often be seen
along mountain tracks.

Papilo Arcturus

Papilo Arcturus

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/papilo-arcturus/feed/ 0 Troides Aeacus http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/troides-aeacus/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/troides-aeacus/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:01:37 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=488 The Troides aeacus reigns in the north. Its caterpillar deters birds and insectivorous reptiles by living on a poisonous liana, the aristoloche, which protects it against predators. This butterfly has recently been designated an endangered species.

Troides Aeacus

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designated an endangered species.

Troides Aeacus

Troides Aeacus

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/troides-aeacus/feed/ 0 Sticophtalma Camadeva http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sticophtalma-camadeva/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sticophtalma-camadeva/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:59:27 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=485 This is the biggest diurnal butterfly in Thailand and South East Asia with a wing span of 5.6 inches.

Sticophtalma Camadeva

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Sticophtalma Camadeva

Sticophtalma Camadeva

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sticophtalma-camadeva/feed/ 0 Atrophaneura Polyeuctes http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/atrophaneura-polyeuctes/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/atrophaneura-polyeuctes/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:56:37 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=481 A jungle butterfly that sometimes ventures into towns and villages.

Atrophaneura Polyeuctes

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Atrophaneura Polyeuctes

Atrophaneura Polyeuctes

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/atrophaneura-polyeuctes/feed/ 0 Life cycle of the Mulberry Bombyx http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-cycle-of-the-mulberry-bombyx/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-cycle-of-the-mulberry-bombyx/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:52:33 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=478 1-2 days Ovigenesis

10-12 dyas Hatching

15-18 Days Ecdysis

4-6 days Silk spinning

4-12 days Pupation

Life cycle of the Mulberry Bombyx

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10-12 dyas Hatching

15-18 Days Ecdysis

4-6 days Silk spinning

4-12 days Pupation

Life cycle of the Mulberry Bombyx

Life cycle of the Mulberry Bombyx

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-cycle-of-the-mulberry-bombyx/feed/ 0 Butterflies and Moths http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/butterflies-and-moths/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/butterflies-and-moths/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:19 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=471 Several spectacular species of butterfly are found in the mountain ranges of north and northwest Thailand, near Chiang Rai, Pai, Mae hong Son, and in the national park northwest of Chiang Mai.  In the cultivated zones, ricefields and rubber plantations, few species have survived the process of deforestation.  The entire zone from Lampang to Chiang [...]]]> Several spectacular species of butterfly are found in the mountain ranges of north and northwest Thailand, near Chiang Rai, Pai, Mae hong Son, and in the national park northwest of Chiang Mai.  In the cultivated zones, ricefields and rubber plantations, few species have survived the process of deforestation.  The entire zone from Lampang to Chiang Mai is undergoing reforestation but the plant species being used do not prouce a habitat favorable to the reestablishment of butterfly species.  Certain “cosmopolitan” species of butterfly can travel for miles cross oceans.  The first explorers to arrive in Siam Found several well-known European, African and North American species.

Northern of Thailand

Northern of Thailand

Butterflies and Moths

Butterflies and Moths

 1. Doi inthanon, highest point in Thailand (8,547 feet), poor soil and cold climate where small mountain butterflies are found.
2. Chedi (6,600-8,250 feet), few cultivated areas and little highland forests. Habitat of small butterflies.
3. Chiang Mai plains, pierides and swallow-tail butterflies.
4 Mae Chaem, cultivated valley (1,580 feet) with a wide range of butterflies within the low vegetation.
5. Mae Suring rain forest (330-4,950 feet), privileged home to the most beautiful specimens in Thailand.
6. Khun Yuan (1,650-3,300 feet), a zone where rain forest butterflies live side by side with the samll valley species.

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