Thank you for your suitable explanation. It would be more helpful if you will comparison with Telicota besta also.
Here are the rest.
Note T. linna & bambusae ; 1, Both sexes, veins across UnH band not dark-dusted; 2, Face & underparts somewhat paler.
T. besta ; Male base of space 2 a solid orange patch; brand set near inner margin (as in colon )
UnH veins tend to be raised & prominent, lightly dark-dusted.
Female cellend bars upper one longer ( as in colon female)
Face only slightly paler.
Male.
https://live.staticflickr.com/56/186...f94f8404_b.jpg
http://www.yin-image.com/butterfly/t...s/IMG_0452.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/...1f356eb2_b.jpg
Female cellend bar as in T. colon but spot 4 & 5 normal & aligned.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P5w37zUj7B...male_up_01.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJUE..._female_01.jpg
Compare Spots 4 & 5 with that in female T. colon below.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI...n%2Bstinga.jpg
T. ohara jix ; Male brand very narrow; base of space 2 black
Both sexes UnH band inner margin rather straight.(notch shallow)
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...nded-palm.html
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/telicota-ohara/
Female.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Telicota-ohara-jix
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 09-Nov-2019 at 11:19 PM .
Respected Dr. T L. Seow Sir, I am sending another species for id purpose. This sp. like to me as
1. Telicota sp. female.
spot 4 trapezoid; little overlap between spot 3 & 4.
Spots tend to be arranged in a stepladder way.
Female with FW cellend bars the upper one much longer.
Regards,
Rajib Dey
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Last edited by Psyche; 10-Dec-2019 at 07:27 PM .
Thank you Mr. T. L. Seow Sir for your continuous guidance. I am sending herewith another one Telicota sp. for identification purpose. This species captured from Bangladesh in the year of 2018.
Regards,
Rajib Dey
Telicota bc.jpg
Post 7.
Male Telicota bambusae.
T. bambusae : Smaller species , FW band spots 2 & 3 very wide at least 2X that of spot 4.
Male brand is straight in the black space , lying in the middle with equal black space on either sides.
Base of space typically black , but may be shaded orange as here (same for T. linna).
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...hish-tiple.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...avoor_(21).jpg
T. linna :Large species ,FW band narrow.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E3...Horace-Tan.jpg
T. besta ;FW base of space 2 always clearly orange; Male brand nearer the inner margin of black space.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_5hO6tO_xZtM/S5...1153405827.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/56/186...f94f8404_b.jpg
T. colon Brand near inner margin of black space ; spots spiky, some distorted.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...colon3-KSK.jpg
T. ohara :Brand straight & narrow.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QY-vSwGhfh...a%2Bhoara3.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Respected Sir,
I am sending herewith one Telicota male specimen for your ID guidance. Specimen captured by my nature friend from the West Bengal region on July'18. As per our previous discussion, I guessed it was T. bambusae. Please guide Sir.
Regards,
Rajib Dey
India
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