ID requested for Telicota species
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am sending herewith three Telicota species for indentification purpose. All specimen captured from Kolkata, West Bengal, India., in the month of Oct-Nov 2019. Please guide me along with the pictorial explanation. Till now I have confusion with Telicota species (Indian species).
Thanks and Regards,
Rajib Dey
Email.: rajibdey88@gmail.com
Attached Images
1. Male Telicota bambusae .
2. Female T. bambusae.
3. Female T. bambusae.
Telicota bambusae . FW 15mm. FW relatively short, spot 2 & 3 about 2X width of spots 4 & 5.
Male brand straight base of space 2 dark but may be orange dusted.
Female with two fairly long cellend bars.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...hish-tiple.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_an075.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...11cea1cf-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...otra_ap643.jpg
T. linna said to be very common in Bengladesh.
Large FW 18-19 mm. FW spots 2 & 3 relatively narrow about 1.5X that of the width of spots 4 & 5.
Base of space 2 dark ,rarely slight orange dusting.
Female with the FW cellend bars rather short.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E3...Horace-Tan.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
female.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GfwkAkMIT...male_up_01.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e_7pWdo7X..._female_03.jpg
T. colon; FW spots with long spikes much less in the female.
Spots 4 & 5 often distorted, spot 4 trapezoid; little overlap between spot 3 & 4.
Spots tend to be arranged in a stepladder way.
Male brand place nearer inside margin of black space; Base of space 2 with defined orange patch.
Female with FW cellend bars the upper one much longer.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...palm-dart.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c152a00a-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...b762c0b8-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...shKM_ah684.jpg
female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...576a1d4c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...576a1d4c-2.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 09-Nov-2019 at 11:47 AM .
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
DSC_1143.jpg
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
Attached Images
03-Feb-2021, 08:29 PM
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Post 9.
Telicota besta male.
T. besta male.
1. There is always a triangular orange patch at the base of space 2.
2. The male brand is placed near the inner (basal) margin of the black space.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOIQ...male_up_01.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/56/186...f94f8404_b.jpg
T. bambusae male.
1 The base of space 2 is usually black, but may be lightly shaded orange.
2. The male brand is placed in the middle of the black space.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...N4271_(10).jpg
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...hish-tiple.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
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