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Blue Nawab
01-Jan-2016, 07:14 PM
Happy New Year to you Dr Seow! Please help with the ID of this skipper. Is this Telicota augias augias? Thanks!
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5689/23474650963_4a44da421c_b_d.jpg

Psyche
01-Jan-2016, 11:23 PM
Male Telicota colon.
Note FW spots 3, 4, & 5 staggered outwards.
spot 3 (partly hidden by the HW) with strongly concave margin; little overlap with spot 4 & spot 5 a bit further out.
Examples.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iRfNeV5wQzA/UKzN8heYtNI/AAAAAAAAIoU/f3aJKVW5sQk/s1600/PalmDart-LemonTea.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Lmf9JlEUWc/VIL2CMwa6rI/AAAAAAAAQpU/2oE3GWzHx60/s1600/HFH6169%2BTelicota%2Bcolon%2Bstinga.jpg

Happy New Year to you too!

TL Seow:Cheers.

Blue Nawab
03-Jan-2016, 12:59 PM
Thanks to Dr Seow for the ID.
Please take a look at the swifts, are they both Pelopidas mathias mathias? Thanks!
#1
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1465/24139428995_6b54f9091d_b_d.jpg
#2
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5704/24031355172_a559d4d0ca_b_d.jpg

Psyche
03-Jan-2016, 02:54 PM
Post 3.

1 Pelopidas mathias female. Note HW with a cellspot.

2. Borbo cinnara female; Note HW without a cellspot.
Typical spots 2 ,3 ,& 6 on HW; body hair usually noticeably greenish.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sb5yBrUxKKI/UDgJVZ9VrCI/AAAAAAAAGe0/aOMi7vHe5iI/s1600/DSC2384++Borbo+cinnara+cinnara+Formosan+Swift.jpg

TL Seow:Cheers.

Blue Nawab
09-Jan-2016, 04:26 PM
Dr Seow, Please help with this ID. Is this Telicota colon stinga? Thanks!
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1531/24239478396_a9dbf75452_b_d.jpg

Psyche
09-Jan-2016, 07:33 PM
Post 3
Telicota besta male .FW spot 4 & 5 in line .Compare with T. colon in post 1.
HW with veins lightly dark-dusted.

TL Seow:Cheers.