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    Post 7.

    They are all Telicota bambusae male.

    he male brand is straightb & lies closer to the outer border of the black space , ie nearer the termen or outer margin.
    The spots may have vein stripes.
    Thre is a patch of yellow scales at the base of space 2, which in the male T. bambusae may or may not be present.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...N4271_(10).jpg
    https://www.flutters.org/home/photog...hish-tiple.jpg
    Taiwan
    https://www.flickriver.com/photos/ta...e/interesting/


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    Thanks a lot sir.

    As it seems, I am going to take my own sweet time to learn IDing these orange skippers (but orions are clear to me now).

    Best regards
    Aomoa

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    Dear Dr Seow,

    Here I am adding some more for confirmation and identification. I am still finding it a bit difficult to ID these orange skippers even though you ve given detailed descriptions. Please help.

    9. Cephrenes acalle?
    Cephrenes acalle.JPG

    10. P confucius?
    P confucius_01.JPG

    11.a. Potanthus lydia?
    Potanthus lydia (2).JPG

    11.b.same specimen as 11.a
    Potanthus lydia.JPG

    12. Potanthus pseudomaesa?
    Potanthus pseudomaesa.JPG

    13.a. T ohara?
    T ohara (1).JPG

    13.b.same specimen as 13.a
    T ohara (2).JPG

    14. a.
    Z50_0659.JPG

    14. b. same specimen as 14.a
    Z50_0664.JPG

    15. Looks like printing mistake..
    Z50_0503.JPG

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    Aomoa

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    The Potanthus are extremely difficult as usual .
    I will leave them for last.

    9 is Cephrenes acalle.
    In India can be quite variable. The veins are usually sharply black.
    Singapore.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._Horace_02.jpg
    India.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...26f33b56-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...c9524f9f-1.jpg

    13 & 14.
    Both are male Telicota ohara.
    Male brand very narrow & straight.
    UnH band inner margin somewhat straight.
    P. Malaysia.
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgOiYLjR...0/DSC_0008.JPG
    Thailand.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ta-ohara-1.jpg
    Cambodia.
    http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...nded-palm.html

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    http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...1&d=1665589333

    11. Should be correct as Potanthus confucius.

    The abdominal end is yellow ,although the basal black band is thicker than usual.
    The FW band is more or less continuous.Width is variable.

    Male ssp diana S. India.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...ohan_an073.jpg
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...yam_Thattu.jpg
    Male ssp. angustata Taiwan
    https://kmweb.coa.gov.tw/files/butte...4_013_99_m.jpg

    The ssp. in your area should be dushta which often have wider bands but quite variable.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92790010.html

    The male of P. nesta may have a continuous narrow FW band but the subapical spots are often grouped in a 'V' & the HW upper spot does not project out much.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92800001.html
    https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...tanthus-nesta/
    Last edited by Psyche; 13-Oct-2022 at 10:15 PM.

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    http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...2&d=1665589387
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...3&d=1665589407

    11. Possibly Potanthus mingo male.
    Salient points.
    The abdominal end is black or heavily black -banded.
    The colour is rather yellow.
    The ubderside appear to be rather dark shaded mainly.

    Potanthus lydia, sp lydia is described as yellower than ssp fraseri which is more tawny.
    The underside of P. lydia is not so dark & in a worn specimen would be very light.
    The FW band of P. lydia is also mid heavy , ie widest in spots 2 & 3.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...07a03494-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...07a03494-2.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...f64e3380-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...f64e3380-2.jpg
    http://www.samuibutterflies.com/expe...otanthuslydia/

    Potanthus mingo is described as yellow.
    The FW band is more balanced, & the underside is typicaly more heavily dark shaded with vaque spots.
    Smaller FW 12mm vs P. lydia FW 15mm.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92810010.html

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    http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...4&d=1665589444

    12, Probably male Potanthus palnia.
    P. palnia is larger FW 15mm vs P. pseudomaesa at 13mm.

    P. pseudomaesa.
    FW spots 4 & 5 with minimal overlap, spots 2 & 3 with concave outer margins.
    Sri lanka.
    https://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app...1492795816.JPG
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92740010.html


    P.palnia.
    FW with spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
    Spots 2 & 3 with straight margina.
    Veins crossing the FW band more distinctly dark.
    Underside dark shaded with a greenish tinge.
    Cambodia male.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3513/large.jpg
    https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4536...eb33ea48_b.jpg
    Kerala male.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/5832/3...6e1ae172_b.jpg
    Last edited by Psyche; 14-Oct-2022 at 06:05 PM.

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    http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...9&d=1665589666

    15. Female with much reduced markings probably Potanthus lydia.

    Reduced markings are sometimes seen in P. trachala, lydia & a few other.
    The wider spots 2 & 3 & very thin spot in space 1b suggest P. lydia.
    In fact a similar individual from Hong Kong had been identified as likely P. lydia.
    Hong Kong.
    https://old.hkls.org/news/9_2007/P.%20lydia.JPG
    https://old.hkls.org/news/9_2007/9_2007.htm



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    Last edited by Psyche; 14-Oct-2022 at 06:06 PM.

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    Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. The last one is rather interesting.

    I am also getting slowly acquainted with these darts. Once I use to ignore them, but now they are my prime target during trips. All thanks to you.

    Regards
    Aomoa

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    Potanthus is a fascinating genus but there are so many misidentifications on the web that it becomes extremely challenging.

    Evans set himself an enormous task covering the Hesperiids over a vast area.
    With reginal differences & seasonal variants, description can become confusing.

    As an example of the difficulty even with common species, consider P. trachala & pseudomaesa.

    I used to link the website below as an example of P. trachala.
    Now looking at it I believe it is P. pseudomaesa.
    https://lepidoptera.eu/species/12023


    P. trachala is common in SE Asia. abdominal end black-banded.
    Singapore male.
    https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...anthusM01a.jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du...perside_02.jpg
    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8c/bd/70/8...b0db7b591d.jpg
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLs...la-tytleri.jpg

    FW 14/15 mm. FW band very narrow ;spots 2 & 3 quadrate with excavated margins. spot 1b much narrowed in the upper half ;spots 4 & 5 fully detacned.
    HW with the upper spot projected out strongly.
    Underside heavier dark shading ,edging spots more diffuse.
    Female with the FW spots 2 & 3 with straighter margins ;spots 4 & 5widely detached.
    India.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/2730/4...e57d293d_b.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/potanthus-trachala


    Potanthus pseudomaesa. Abdominal end black-banded.
    FW band wider ,spots 2 & 3 oblong with excavate margins ,& spot 1b more rectangular.
    FW spots 4 & 5 with little overlap with the spots above & below them.
    HW with the upper spot strongly projected out as in trachala.
    Undrside ground less dark but spots edging the bands sharper.
    Sri lanka ,male.
    https://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app...1492795816.JPG
    India male.
    https://farm66.static.flickr.com/655...9926fd9e83.jpg
    Female.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...495_236702.jpg

    Thailand. ( P. trachala for comparison)http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92730010.html

    Note the male from Lam Dong (supplied by a colleague ) can not be P. pseudomaesa.The FW shape & FW cellbars also indicate it is a female.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92740010.html

    ( Similar looking P. pallida; FW spots 4 & 5 often more detached; Spots 1b, 2, & 3 wider; FW cell black hole large in both sexes.
    Male on the right.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/4007/4...cc85b483_b.jpg
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92720001.html.)



    If you do get some good shots ,we might just be able to clear the confusions of species like P. nesta, mara ,sita & flava.


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    Last edited by Psyche; 20-Oct-2022 at 10:33 PM.

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