I ask this question myself as most of the curious do...."what's the difference between a moth and a butterfly?".
Well, here's some form of an answer from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth) :
While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not hard and fast, one very good guiding principle is that butterflies have thin antennae and (with one exception) have small balls or clubs at the end of their antennae. Moth antennae can be quite varied in appearance, but in particular lack the club end. The divisions are named by this principle: "club-antennae" (Rhopalocera) or "varied-antennae" (Heterocera).
I managed to identify through the help of really great material out there. A big thank you to all who have generously posted their pictures and information. In particular, the published work on the moths of Borneo (www.mothsofborneo.com) and Yakovlev Alexey's photos in flickr was a great starting point for me to id the moths.
Eudocima sikhimensisRecorded Length: 53mm, Height: 25mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Ambulyx canescensRecorded Width: 77mm, Height: 41mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Cechenena lineosa (Sphingidae)Recorded Width: 63mm, Height: 53mm - Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Archaeoattacus staudingeriRecorded at Kinabalu, Borneo It looks like the Attacus atlas but is actually a different species...
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Diehlea ducalisRecorded in Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements.
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Actias maenasRecorded in Kinabalu, Borneo contributed by BJ Lim, thanks.Also known as the Malaysian Moon Moth.
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Pingasa chloraRecorded Width: 52mm, Height: 34mm - Kinabalu, Borneo Also known as the White Looper Moth or the Flower-eating caterpillar
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Herochroma orientalisRecorded Width: 60mm, Height: 33mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Pingasa subviridisRecorded Width: 51mm, Height: 23mm - Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Ourapteryx picticaudataRecorded at the Nest, Maxwell Hill, Malaysia
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Agathia succedaneaRecorded Width: 40mm, Height: 20mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Agathia codina australisRecorded Width: 52mm, Height: 26mm - Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia |
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Tanaorhinus viridiluteatusvRecorded Width: 60mm, Height: 25mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Tanaorhinus rafflesiiRecorded Width: 55mm, Height: 25mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Tridrepana albonotataRecorded Width: 26mm, Height: 10mm - Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Lemaireia loepoidesRecorded Width: 104mm, Height: 42mm - Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Eupterote asclepiadesRecorded Width: 110mm, Height: 49mm in Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Perixera argyrommoidesRecorded at Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Pelagodes sp.Recorded in Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Bytharia uniformisRecorded in Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Ornithospila sudanensisRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Anisoneura alucoRecorded Width: mm, Height: mm - in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo
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Plutodes flavescensRecorded Width: 36mm, Height: 17mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Hypochrosis hyadariaRecorded in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo
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Barsine lineatusRecorded Width: 11mm, Height: 12mm - Kinabalu, Borneo.
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Athalida borneanaRecorded Width: 27mm, Height: 29mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Asota productaRecorded Width: 38mm, Height: 38mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Asota heliconiaRecorded Width: 38mm, Height: 38mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Barsine flavodiscalisRecorded Width: 11mm, Height: 12mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Barsine euprepiaRecorded in Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Arcte modestaRecorded Width: 21mm, Height: 33mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Savara anomioidesRecorded in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Barsine roseororatusRecorded at the Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Tyana marinaWidth: 16.5mm, Height: 18mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Somena similisRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Syntypistis comatusRecorded Width: 20mm, Height: 22mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Syntypistis palladinaRecorded Width: 27mm, Height: 35mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Belciana biformisRecorded Width: 25mm, Height: 22mm - in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo
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Rhimphalea ochalisRecorded in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo
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Actornis sp.Recorded Width: 31mm, Height: 14mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Padenia obliquifasciaRecorded in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo
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Cyana cruentataRecorded Width: 4.5mm, Height: 14mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Monosyntaxis holmanhuntiRecorded at the Nest, Maxwell Hill, Malaysia
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Macrauzata melanapexRecorded at the Nest, Maxwell Hill, Malaysia
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Callidrepana argenteolaRecorded in Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Pterophorus pentadactylaRecorded Width: 24mm, Height: 12mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Telchines vialisRecorded in Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo; no measurements
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Enpinanga borneensisRecorded Width: mm, Height: mm - Kinabalu, Borneo
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Ornithospila esmeraldaRecorded Width: 55mm, Height: 22mm - The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Arthroschista tricoloralisRecorded Width: 24mm, Height: 16mm - The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Macrocilix maiaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Leucoblepsis reniferaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Tarsolepis malayanaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Ginshachia bronachaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Agathia carissimaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Caloptilia spRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Cyana malayensisRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Lemyra quadrisaccusRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Spilosoma groganaeRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Agrioglypta eurytusalisRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Agrioglypta itysalisRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Barsine gratiosaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Barsine euprepioidesRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Teldenia speccaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Neochera marmoreaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Belciana kalaRecorded at The Nest, Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Daddala microdesmaRecorded at the Nest, Maxwell Hill, Malaysia
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Sacada sp.Recorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Dysaethria lilacinaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Teulisna tricornutaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Lyssa zampaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Omiza lycorariaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Eudocima aurantiaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Protuliocnemis partitaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Comostola cedillaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Pogonopygia nigralbataRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Vitessa teleromaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Dalima patulariaRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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Lophophelma vigensRecorded at Maxwell's Hill, Malaysia
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