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9 Attachment(s)
Id request for Telicota
Requesting for Id for these Telicota species, all taken from NE India.
1a
Attachment 26642
1b
Attachment 26643
2a
Attachment 26644
2b
Attachment 26645
3
Attachment 26646
4
Attachment 26647
5
Attachment 26648
6
Attachment 26649
7
Attachment 26650
Expecting last four to be T. ohara.
Many thanks
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2, 3, & 4.
Telicota bambusae .
T. bambusae is relatively small with short FWs. FW 15mm.
FW spot 2 & 3 are rather wide , much wider than spots 4 & 5.
The male brand is straight .
Base of space 2 may be black or shaded orange.
HW typically with a stronger inner rounded notch of the upper end.
https://www.flutters.org/home/photog...hish-tiple.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...Saji_ad012.jpg
T. linna.
Much larger FW 18mm.
FW band, spots 2 & 3 narrow ;HW with a similar notch.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E...Horace-Tan.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
T. besta;
Male brand arcuate placed nearer the inner margin of black space.
Base of space 2 always orange.
UnH veins lightly dark dusted.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOI...male_up_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbpYa8Xex...0/DSC_0294.JPG
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5. Cephrenes acalle.
The appearance can varies widely.
Underside band edged in black spots , on the HW both inner & outer margins.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai833.jpg
Similar .Cephrenes trichopepla.
FW spots 4 & 5 are always wide.
https://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_JS...,I_JSA4404.jpg
Telicota colon
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...colon2-KSK.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCIq17YMt...lon+stinga.jpg
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6. Probably Telicota ohara.
HW band upper/inner margin straight without a notch.
UpF male brand very narrow & straight.
Upper/inner margin of HW band typically without a notch but this seem to varies & some examples have notch similar to the other species.
This male have a HW upper/inner margin notch but not rounded in appearance.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...nded-palm.html
Males.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ta-ohara-1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgOiYLjRd...0/DSC_0008.JPG
7. This has the usual rounded notch on the HW band inner margin.
Should be T. bambusae.
TL Seow: Cheers.
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Thanks a lot for the ID and pointers.
Warm regards
Aomoa
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4 Attachment(s)
Dug out one more specimen from my old photos, and unable to pin point the species. Requesting help to id...
Photo taken in Assam, India in the month of February.
8a Attachment 26682
8b Attachment 26683
8c Attachment 26684
8d Attachment 26685
Regards
Aomoa
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Post 7.
They are all Telicota bambusae male.
he male brand is straightb & lies closer to the outer border of the black space , ie nearer the termen or outer margin.
The spots may have vein stripes.
Thre is a patch of yellow scales at the base of space 2, which in the male T. bambusae may or may not be present.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...N4271_(10).jpg
https://www.flutters.org/home/photog...hish-tiple.jpg
Taiwan
https://www.flickriver.com/photos/ta...e/interesting/
TL Seow: Cheers.
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Thanks a lot sir.
As it seems, I am going to take my own sweet time to learn IDing these orange skippers (but orions are clear to me now).
Best regards
Aomoa
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10 Attachment(s)
Dear Dr Seow,
Here I am adding some more for confirmation and identification. I am still finding it a bit difficult to ID these orange skippers even though you ve given detailed descriptions. Please help.
9. Cephrenes acalle?
Attachment 28060
10. P confucius?
Attachment 28061
11.a. Potanthus lydia?
Attachment 28062
11.b.same specimen as 11.a
Attachment 28063
12. Potanthus pseudomaesa?
Attachment 28064
13.a. T ohara?
Attachment 28065
13.b.same specimen as 13.a
Attachment 28066
14. a.
Attachment 28067
14. b. same specimen as 14.a
Attachment 28068
15. Looks like printing mistake..
Attachment 28069
Regards
Aomoa