Telchines vialis is a leaf-mimicking moth. With many lines on its wings simulating leaf veins and a golden brown colour, this moth bears some resemblance to a dead leaf. This species is found in northern India, Malaysia and Indonesia.

This pretty larva of a Limacodid moth is armed with spines which can cause a nasty itch. I accidentally brushed my hand against this caterpillar while trying to photograph an insect, and it left a stinging sensation for hours on that part of my hand that had touched it.

Ambulyx (formerly Oxyambulyx) canescens is considered a forest pest because its larvae feed on the leaves of young Dryobalanops lanceolata, a timber tree. This hawkmoth is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.

The Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) has a very wide geographical range. This species occurs in the Afrotropical and Indo-Australian regions, and is known to migrate northwards to Europe. However, I have seen it only once.

Nyctemera coleta belongs to a group of day-flying moths known as Marbled White Moths. It is a common species usually encountered in secondary growth. Besides Malaysia, it is also found in India, Sri Lanka to south China, Taiwan, the Philippines and New Guinea.

Amata huebneri is regarded as a wasp mimic with the common name of Wasp Moth. It is a day-flying species about the same size as a small wasp. This species was formerly known as Syntomis huebneri (subfamily Syntominae).

This is possibly Syntomoides (Ceryx) imaon. It is also a wasp mimic but is commonly known as the Handmaiden Moth. Like Amata huebneri, it is a day-flying species belonging to the subfamily Syntominae, but it is much larger than the former.

What drew my attention to this white moth is the satin-like gloss on its wings. This is a Leucoma sp., possibly impressa. Another completely white moth of about the same size found in Malaysia is Chasmina nigropunctata (Noctuidae).

Othreis smaragdipicta (Catocalinae) is a master of disguise that blends in perfectly with the detritus and green growth on the forest floor. Its common name of Yellow Underwing refers to its hindwings which "flash" to startle a would-be predator when it is disturbed and takes flight.

Ischyja inferna (Catocalinae) is a leaf-mimicking moth that prefers to settle on the forest floor and "hide" among the dead leaves and other detritus. Its disguise would have been totally effective but for the bit of light blue on the hindwings which gave the moth away.

Asota caricae (Aganainae) belongs to a group of moths commonly known as Tiger Moths. This species has a wide range and is found in the Indo-Australian region. The larval food plant is Ficus oppositifolia. The species has also been recorded as a pest of papaya.

This moth is another leaf mimic. It looks like a dead leaf that has fallen on a green (living) leaf in the forest understorey. A bit of forest detritus lying next to it makes the moth's disguise even more realistic. It is a species of Oreta, possibly bicolor (subfamily Oretinae).