While loving birds was ingrained from a young age through expeditions with my grandfather, my undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Entomology. And while that was predominately aimed at medical entomology and disease vectors, I nonetheless grew an appreciation for the smaller world around us as well. The following pics are a small snapshot of Thailand’s arthropod fauna (and other non-vertebrates) I’ve encountered over the years. While I try to get accurate identification from various sources, including iNaturalist, I’m sure a number of these IDs are probably not accurate.
Class Insecta – Insects of Thailand
Order Coleoptera – Beetles
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Coleoptera – Beetles – has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Odonata – Dragonflies and Damselflies
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Odonata – Dragonflies and Damselflies – has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Phasmatodea – Stick and Leaf Insects
Aschiphasma annulipes (Krung Ching waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – 14/7/20)
Trachythorax sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Trachythorax maculicollis (Namtok Samlan NP, Saraburi – 27/3/22)
Diapheromeridae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Ramulus sp. (Khao Laem NP, Kanchanaburi – 30/6/21)
Asceles artabotrys (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 7/7/21)
Asceles artabotrys (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Asceles artabotrys (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Asceles sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 7/7/21)
Baculomia siamensis (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Baculomia siamensis (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Gratidiini sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 4/9/21)
Baculomia siamensis (Namtok Krok I-dok, Saraburi – 16/8/21)
Phasmida sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 12/9/21)
Baculomia siamensis (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 12/9/21)
Asceles artabotrys (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 12/9/21)
Phasmida sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 12/9/21)
Baculomia sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 6/11/21)
Baculomia sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 6/11/21)
Asceles sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 6/11/21)
Gratidiini sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Order Mantodea – Mantids
Mantids – Family Mantidae
Tenodera sp. (Ngao district, Ranong – 21/10/21)
Mantodea sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)
Hierodulinae sp. (Namtok Hui Yang NP, Prachuap Khiri Khan – 14/4/22)
Deroplatyid Mantises – family Deroplatyidae
Flower Mantids – family Hymenopodidae
Creobroter sp. (Nong Khai Wild Plant Conservation Centre, Nong Khai – 29/12/20)
Astyliasula sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 7/7/21)
Odontomantis sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 9/10/21)
Gonypetid Mantids – family Gonypetidae
Gimantis authaemon (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Humbertiella sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 7/7/21)
Humbertiella sp. (Namtok Samlan NP, Saraburi – 27/3/22)
Gonypetidae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Order Dermaptera – Earwigs
Common Earwigs – family Forficulidae
Forficulidae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 6/6/21)
Dermaptera sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Dermaptera sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Dermaptera sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Dermaptera sp. (Namtok Krok I-dok, Saraburi – 16/8/21)
Order Embiidina – Webspinners
Embiidina sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/2/22)
Embiidina sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Order Lepidoptera – Butterflies, Skippers & Moths
Butterflies – Superfamily Papilionoidea
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Lepidoptera “butterflies” has its own page – click on the heading above
Moths – Order Lepidotera
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Lepidoptera “moths” has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Hemiptera – True Bugs
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Hemiptera “True Bugs” has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Psocodea – Booklice, Barklice & Parasitic Lice
Order Mecoptera – Scorpionflies
Neopanorpa harmandi (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Neopanorpa harmandi (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 22/5/21)
Neopanorpa harmandi (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 22/5/21)
Neopanorpa sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 5/6/21)
Neopanorpa harmandi (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/5/22)
Order Hymenoptera – Bees, Wasps & Ants
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Hymenoptera – Bees, Wasps & Ants, has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Order Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids, has its own page – click on the heading above
Order Blatteria – Cockroaches & Termites
Blattodea sp. (Krung Ching Waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – February 2019)
Rhabdoblatta sp. (Lamnam Kraburi NP, Ranong – 20/10/21)
Epilamprinae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Blaberidae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 12/4/21)
Ectobiidae sp. (Haad Thung Wua Laen, Chumphon – 17/10/21)
Allacta bimaculata (Khao Laem NP, Kanchanaburi – 30/6/21)
Allacta bimaculata (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 25/6/21)
Blattodea sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 17/6/21)
Hemithyrsocera palliata (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/10/20)
Hemithyrsocera vittata (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 8/5/21)
Hemithyrsocera sp. nymph (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 12/4/21)
Pallid Sun Roach, Hemithyrsocera palliata (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 17/6/21)
Hemithyrsocera histrio (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Blatteria sp. nymph (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 22/5/21)
Hemithyrsocera sp. (Namtok Krok I-dok, Saraburi – 16/8/21)
Hemithyrsocera vittata (Namtok Krok I-dok, Saraburi – 16/8/21)
Hemithyrsocera histrio (Wang Mai Forest Restoration Project, Chumphon – 19/10/21)
Blattodea sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)
Indian Cockroach, Pycnoscelus indicus (Phu Chong Na Yoi NP, Ubon Ratchathani – 31/1/22)
Blaberidae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Perisphaerinae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Macrotermes carbonarius (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 21/11/21)
Hemithyrsocera sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/5/22)
Hemithyrsocera vittata (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/5/22)
Order Diptera – Flies, Mosquitoes & Midges
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Class Arachnida – Arachnids of Thailand
Due to an increasing number of pictures, Class Arachnida – Arachnids of Thailand, has its own page – click on the heading above
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Subphylum Myriapoda – Millipedes and Centipedes
Class Chilopoda – Centipedes
Family Scolopendridae
Geophilomorpha sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Scolopendra sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – May, 2019)
Class Diplopoda – Millipedes
Unidentified Millipedes
Diplopoda sp. (Haad Thung Wua Laen, Chumphon – 17/10/21)
Giant Pill Millipedes – order Sphaerotheriida
Zephroniidae sp. (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Nayok – 15/6/19)
Zephroniidae sp. (Khao Luang NP, Nakhon Si Thammarat – February 2019)
Zephronia siamensis (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – May, 2019)
Zephroniidae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Zephroniidae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Northern Pill Millipedes – order Glomerida
Common Millipedes – order Spirostreptida
Round-backed Millipedes – order Spirobolida
Litostrophus sp. (Ban Krut Beach, Prachuap Khiri Khan – 22/10/21)
Feather Millipedes – order Platydesmida
Flat-backed Millipedes – order Polydesmida
Polydesmida sp. (Bang Lang NP, Yala – 10/7/20)
Paradoxosomatidae sp. (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai Thani – 12/9/20)
Polydesmida sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Orthomorpha sp. (Khao Luang NP, Nakhon Si Thammarat – February 2019)
Paradoxosomatidae sp. (Krung Ching waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – 13/7/20)
Polydesmus sp. (Khao Laem NP, Kanchanaburi – 30/6/21)
Antheromorpha sp. (Wat Tham Phra Phothisat, Saraburi – 16/8/21)
Polydesmida sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Asiomorpha sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Polydesmida sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
CRUSTACEANS
Order Decapoda – Crabs
Grapsus albolineatus (Koh Samed, Rayong – Dec 2015)
ghost crab sp. (Laem Pak Bia sandspit, Phetchaburi – 4/12/20)
Mangrove Crab (Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi – )
Fiddler Crab (Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi – )
Forest Crab sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/10/20)
Eosamon smithianum (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 12/4/21)
Potamon sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 5/6/21)
Gecarcinucidae sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Tubuca sp. (Pak Thale, Phetchaburi – 20/9/21)
Non-arthropod invertebrates
FLAT WORMS – Phylum Planaria
Land Flatworms – family Geoplanidae
MOLLUSCS – Phylum Mollusca
Hemiplecta distincta (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 4/10/20)
Gastropoda sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 7/7/21)
Cyclophorus sp. (Khao Laem NP, Kanchanaburi – 30/6/21)
Cyclophorus sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Megaustenia sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)
Gastropoda sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Gastropoda sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 16/6/21)
Gastropoda sp. (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 17/6/21)
Veronicelloidea sp. (Lat Krabang paddies, Bangkok – 16/7/21)
Atopos sp. (Khao Laem NP, Kanchanaburi – 30/6/21)
Pupinidae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 9/10/21)
Parmarion sp. (Haad Thung Wua Laen, Chumphon – 16/10/21)
Amphidromus xiengensis (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 14/11/21)
Phenacohelicinae sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 21/11/21)
Siamese Common Snail, Cryptozona siamensis (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)
Cyclophorus sp. (Khao Khieo-Khao Chomphu WS, Chonburi – 20/3/22)
Coptocheilus sectilabris (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Coptocheilus sectilabris (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 28/5/22)
Worms & Leeches – Phylum Annelida
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