View of Phu Pan mountain, Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand
View of Phu Pan mountain, Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand

After the fascinating trip to Laos I visit Phu Pan again and these time was very interessting because a rare Sphingidae species, Griseosphinx preechari will visit the light trap also the southamerican Arctiidae species, Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata come to the light. These species was introduced in 1973 to south east asia to control of the Neotropical weed Chromolaena odorata, since them these species will spreading elsewhere in Thailand also very fast.

Archaeoattacus edwardsii (White 1859)
Archaeoattacus edwardsii (White 1859)
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