Id request for Telicota

[Ngangom Aomoa]

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

[Psyche]

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

[Psyche]

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

[Psyche]

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

[Psyche]

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.

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Thanks a lot for the ID and pointers.

Warm regards
Aomoa