Requesting for Id for these Telicota species, all taken from NE India.
1a
1a.JPG
1b
1b.JPG
2a
5a.JPG
2b
5b.JPG
3
6.JPG
4
ohara (1).JPG
5
ohara (2).JPG
6
ohara (3).JPG
7
ohara (4).JPG
Expecting last four to be T. ohara.
Many thanks
Requesting for Id for these Telicota species, all taken from NE India.
1a
1a.JPG
1b
1b.JPG
2a
5a.JPG
2b
5b.JPG
3
6.JPG
4
ohara (1).JPG
5
ohara (2).JPG
6
ohara (3).JPG
7
ohara (4).JPG
Expecting last four to be T. ohara.
Many thanks
1. Cephrenes acalle.
The male is readily IDed by the uhderside veins being all black.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec..._Horace_03.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...phrenes-acalle
2, 3, & 4.
Telicota bambusae .
T. bambusae is relatively small with short FWs. FW 15mm.
FW spot 2 & 3 are rather wide , much wider than spots 4 & 5.
The male brand is straight .
Base of space 2 may be black or shaded orange.
HW typically with a stronger inner rounded notch of the upper end.
https://www.flutters.org/home/photog...hish-tiple.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...Saji_ad012.jpg
T. linna.
Much larger FW 18mm.
FW band, spots 2 & 3 narrow ;HW with a similar notch.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E...Horace-Tan.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
T. besta;
Male brand arcuate placed nearer the inner margin of black space.
Base of space 2 always orange.
UnH veins lightly dark dusted.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOI...male_up_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbpYa8Xex...0/DSC_0294.JPG
5. Cephrenes acalle.
The appearance can varies widely.
Underside band edged in black spots , on the HW both inner & outer margins.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai833.jpg
Similar .Cephrenes trichopepla.
FW spots 4 & 5 are always wide.
https://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_JS...,I_JSA4404.jpg
Telicota colon
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...colon2-KSK.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCIq17YMt...lon+stinga.jpg
6. Probably Telicota ohara.
HW band upper/inner margin straight without a notch.
UpF male brand very narrow & straight.
Upper/inner margin of HW band typically without a notch but this seem to varies & some examples have notch similar to the other species.
This male have a HW upper/inner margin notch but not rounded in appearance.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...nded-palm.html
Males.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ta-ohara-1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgOiYLjRd...0/DSC_0008.JPG
7. This has the usual rounded notch on the HW band inner margin.
Should be T. bambusae.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 15-Sep-2020 at 04:38 AM.
Thanks a lot for the ID and pointers.
Warm regards
Aomoa