This does look correct for a female Telicota colon.
The female is harder to separate in fieldshots.
Female T. bambusae.: FW cellend bars long, nearly equal in length ; spots 2 & 4 rather broad, at least 2x that of spot 4.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga..._thombre_5.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_an075.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...oman_an514.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...Saji_ad013.jpg
Telicota linna female 'FW cellend bars rather short; spots 2 & 3 rather narrow . ie narrow band.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GfwkAkMIT...male_up_01.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ta-linna-1.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_02.jpg
Species with FW upper bar medium in length & lower bar shorter.
1. T. colon female: FW spot 4 & 5 often distorted in shape; spot 5 a bit further out.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...peg?1568537469
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...peg?1548579362
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32759713
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JdsiwA8yg8...0/DSC_0035.JPG
2. T. besta ; FW spot 4 & 5 aligned & not distorted.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P5w37zUj7B...male_up_01.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJUE..._female_01.jpg
3. T. augias female : Ground colour more strongly orange.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pU1r_zEy4R...0/DSC_0179.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeax9BCEjg...ias_female.jpg
4. T. ohara female;HW band upper (inner) margin more or less straight.
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/595/...105933ab6e.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...PmJ0zDZU8iZE&s
TL Seow : Cheers.
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