The western long-legged bush frog – Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Etymologically, the specific epithet kakipanjang is explicitly derived from two Malay words; kaki (“leg”) and panjang (“long”)—chosen to highlight the…
Picasso moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore, 1882 – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1100m ASL The Picasso moth (B. hieroglyphica), is a nocturnal lepidopteran of the family Erebidae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. With a wingspan of approximately 50…
Caterpillar of Demonarosa rufotessellata (Moore, 1879) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1050m ASL The caterpillar of Demonarosa rufotessellata (Limacodidae) is a non-stinging slug moth larva with a strikingly unusual form. Unlike typical caterpillars, it lacks visible legs or a…
Areas galactina trigonalis Moore, 1882 – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Areas galactina (Erebidae: Arctiinae) is represented in Borneo by the subspecies A. g. trigonalis. Records come from montane habitats at about 1200–2000m on Mount Kinabalu and around…
Spilarctia groganae (Holloway, 1976) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Spilarctia groganae (sometimes placed in Spilosoma) is a moth of the family Erebidae, first described by J. D. Holloway in 1976. It is well known from northern Borneo,…
Unknown Bush Frog – Philautus sp. of Kalimantan / Borneo – around 1300m ASL It doesn’t happen often anymore that I see frogs in Borneo that I’ve never seen before, and it happens even less often that I have no…
Acalolepta biocellata Breuning, 1935, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1100m ASL Acalolepta biocellata (Breuning, 1940) is a species of longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini). It is currently placed in Acalolepta and was originally described as Dihammus biocellatus Breuning, 1940 from Sumatra. The…
Giant click beetle, Oxynopterus candezei Fleutiaux, 1927, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1000m ASL Oxynopterus candezei is a large, elongate click beetle (Elateridae) from Southeast Asian rainforests, especially Borneo. Males have strongly pectinate antennae, and adults can exceed 60 mm in length.…
Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1030m ASL Amerila is an Old World genus of Arctiinae (Erebidae) and the sole member of the tribe Amerilini; it was erected by Walker in 1855 (type species Sphinx astreus Drury,…
The western long-legged bush frog – Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Etymologically, the specific epithet kakipanjang is explicitly derived from two Malay words; kaki (“leg”) and panjang (“long”)—chosen to highlight the…