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Blue Nawab
09-Dec-2011, 03:10 PM
Any experts or Dr Seow, pls help to ID.
#1
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6480516691_ba1fa8899b_z_d.jpg
#2
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6480570029_8e3879479f_z_d.jpg

Psyche
10-Dec-2011, 12:51 AM
1. The hindwing is strongly dark shaded on the outer margin of the band, and to the inside, so this is definitely a female Telicota ohara.

2. Underside hindwing spots & grey shading indicates it is P. mathias.
Although the antennae looked short like Parnara, the 2 cell spots would also exclude any local Parnara.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS examples of other females.

T. augias - orangey undeside; veins lightly darkened.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pzVCuNbaC4/Tk6GJo-1iwI/AAAAAAAAEng/pU1nIQd6viQ/s1600/DSC1617%2BTelicota%2Bsp%2B%2528TBC%2529.jpg

T. colon - (this one had been mis-IDed by me as augias.)
The 2 spots in space 4 & 5 are not rectangular. The second pic is clearer and also shows the lower spots in space 2 & 3 with 'spiny' extensions.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0g9_fuWaZEA/TbNvlC-Tu4I/AAAAAAAAEPU/8M3OZY9DgH8/s400/DSC9806-Telicota%2Bsp.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3LyxN8vCag/TbN0rcaGS3I/AAAAAAAAEPc/c78zmtbu8MU/s1600/DSC9804-Telicota%2Bsp.jpg

T. linna - only female (& T. bambusae) with the veins not darkened across the hindwing band.(colour too orange.)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/S7_D5b0SkrI/AAAAAAAACpU/VlAt0KP7jzc/s400/DSC_0125-orange-skipper_filtered.jpg

T. besta - greenish ochreous underside.
https://bloggerfly.pixi.me/d/2319-3/Telicota+besta+bina_2755+copy.jpg