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    Default ID needed for Skipper

    Dear Dr Seow,
    Is this Pale Palm Dart (Telicota augias augias)? Thanks!
    Cher Hern

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    This is a fairly typical Telicota augias male.

    Telicota augias ;HW veins across band not dark-dusted;HW band & ground the same colour tone ie no contrast ;strong orange colour compared to all other species.
    FW spot 4 & 5 with good overlap.
    Head, thorax & abdomen more uniformly orange.

    Female with the veins across HW band lightly dark -dusted; FW spots 4 & 5 with good overlap; more orange than other species.

    All Singapore males.
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hp7OPF_eJ6...as-augias).jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6riT3uzrel...ias_male_1.jpg
    https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5336/9...ff7fdc56_b.jpg


    Male Telicota colon ;FW spot 4 & 5 with little overlap.
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCIq17YMtX...lon+stinga.jpg


    Female T. augias .HW veins lightly dark-dusted.
    This below has been misIDed as Telicota besta male, but the shape is a female (ie longer body).
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Kl4m8JSs4dvK2A
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/showt...ed-for-Skipper


    T. besta male ;HW veins lightly dark-dusted ;FW spots 4 & 5 with less overlap.
    This male have upperside confirmation.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbpYa8XexN...0/DSC_0294.JPG
    http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot....esta-bina.html

    T. besta female Underside yellower with greenish tinge (hard to see).
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqK3ID-7Ml...sta%2Bbina.jpg


    TL Seow: Chhers.

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