Telicota Male Undersides Part 2.
Telicota colon male.
The male is usually readily ID'ed.
HW veins lightly dark-dusted & with a strong inner notch.
FW with small overlap between spot 3 & 4, spots 4 & 5 staggered , not in line.
FW spots 4 & 5 often distorted & all spots strongly concave.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...colon2-KSK.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCIq17YMtX...lon+stinga.jpg
Telicota ohara male.
The Taiwanese ssp. formosanus is different in the darkened veins & dark tinge.
HW veins across band not dark-dusted.
HW with a shallow notch on the band's inner margin at vein 4.
Upperside with space 2 base black & the brand very narrow.
India.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4049/4...6d674279d9.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2668/4...d242822ed8.jpg
Sikkim
http://lh6.ggpht.com/z7r6H5UWsULODN0...6pmd-l2lT=s600
http://lh3.ggpht.com/h1lrstmjC-OhyQ8...DGbmRUXO=s1200
A very worn male, Malaya.
http://m3.i.pbase.com/g4/25/686825/2...3.ARwkT0pa.jpg
It appears most of ID'ed T ohara in the past ,based on the underside are in error although I have been unable to check all out.
Telicota hilda male.
Underside HW darkish , the veins dark-dusted.
HW band with strong notch at inner margin.
Face (palpi) & underside of abdomen rather strongly whitish.
TL Seow
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