Telicota bambusae - id help please?

[Shihan]

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[Psyche]

male Telicota bambusae is right.

The grey male brand is straight in the black space, with black on either side of it.
Base of space 2 with some orange shading . More often it is black.
FW spots may be spiky .( probably in wsf).

T. bambusae: small FW 14-15mm. FW base of space 2 black, sometimes shaded orange; FW band broad in space 1b, 2 ,& 3.
Underside HW veins not dark-dusted ; FW veins not or barely to lightly darkened, Both variable.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TelicotaBambusae/01TelicotaBambusae_KSaji_ad012.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TelicotaBambusae/TelicotaBambusae_KSaji_ad011.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/416_11891-378-57258845e417d-1.jpg


T besta. large FW 17-20mm :FW base of space always with a distinct triangular orange patch; brand near to the inner edge ie where the triangular orange spot is.
Underside HW veins usually lightly dark-dusted, but variable.
Singapore & HK.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOIQ0/U1vGug7ph3I/AAAAAAAAdO0/Emv5HEJEs0M/s1600/TB_adult_male_up_01.jpg
http://orig03.deviantart.net/c170/f/2009/004/c/b/telicota_besta_bina_i_by_log1t3ch.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/56/186503785_3ff94f8404_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Palm_dart_hebbal.jpg


Telicota ohara . large FW 19-20 mm. : FW base of space 2 black ;brand very narrow.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2668/4258299793_d242822ed8.jpg


Telicota linna is stated to be the most common Telicota in Bangladesh according to one author.
It is easily confused with T. bambusae in pix.

T. linna Large FW 18-19 mm.: FW base of space 2 black ,but may have orange shading as in bambusae.[ brand straight & may be near the main discal band.
Underside HW veins not dark -dusted; FW veins lightly dark-dusted.
Singapore.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qDEk4MIq_7Y/Vz1fLcMFHjI/AAAAAAAAmUA/i3pASYZomYsQt82Qg10lMbyNBvB3lzhogCLcB/s1600/TL_male_05.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1GXc/Vz1Td5Ld2HI/AAAAAAAAmR4/95Ux0hx6rvQBix7nmXm2PYZenG8olIQ2wCLcB/s1600/TL_male_01.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E3U/VgOg89qI7cI/AAAAAAAAOQg/t1opVeXR03U/s1600/Telicota-linna-Males---Horace-Tan.jpg
Malaya.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EiOiXlm5t5I/VGIoJLnBqxI/AAAAAAAARJQ/Afrpu8rF-rE/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/727/21912587483_ae2e5d0f46_b.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.