ID requested for Telicota species
GREETINGS FROM INDIA!!
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
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Last edited by Psyche; 10-Dec-2019 at 07:27 PM .
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