Skipper ID request

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow!

[LJK1410]

Hi Dr Seow,

Shot this puddling Telicota sp. today, HW veins not strongly raised or darkened, face does seem a little paler. Would this be T.besta or T.linna? Thank you!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158551267

[Psyche]

Post 68.
Male Telicota besta.

If there is lightly darkening of the veins in a male Telicota plus FW spots 4 & 5 fully aligned it is diagnostic.

T. besta male HW veins raised with shadowlines or lightly dark dusted ;Face usually paler; FW spot 4 & 5 aligned.
Examples.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaQyq4Qv0...B_adult_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2iv...t_male_-04.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2751/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4297/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4543/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9479/large.jpg
Female.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJU..._female_01.jpg

T. linna Male Hw veins not raised or dark dusted. Face & underparts usually paler.
Males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-6...resize-750.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6520/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...260/large.jpeg
Females.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e_7pWdo7X..._female_03.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9958/large.jpg

T. augias Male rather uniformly deep orange; Female more orange than others HW veins may be lightly dark.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5337/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...560/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...633/large.jpeg
Female.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo.../original.jpeg


TL Seow;Cheers.

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow!

[Psyche]

Correction. Post 63

The male should be Telicota besta .

The HW veins are raised with shadowlines.


TL Seow: Cheers.