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JitLeangFoo
01-Feb-2018, 02:34 PM
Recorded in SIngapore, 01 Feb 2018.
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Psyche
01-Feb-2018, 07:03 PM
Telicota linna male. Correction: Cephrenes acalle.
The veins across the HW band are not dark-dusted. (The veins are prominently raised though .).
The underside of the face, thorax, & abdomen are whitish.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1GXc/Vz1Td5Ld2HI/AAAAAAAAmR4/95Ux0hx6rvQBix7nmXm2PYZenG8olIQ2wCLcB/s1600/TL_male_01.jpg

Telicota augias is quite orangey, the veins across the HW band also not dark- dusted.
However, the underside of the body is more uniformly orange.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6riT3uzrel0/VgoXg6gugdI/AAAAAAAABhk/BmQspbMAvkk/s1600/Telicota%2Baugias_male_1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.
PS. The colour can be confusing.
Here are other examples of T. augias & linna males.
T. augias.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hp7OPF_eJ6Q/U6ZQMNh6IkI/AAAAAAAAOPs/KFaTN4_wis4/s1600/HFH_2956-Palm-Dart-(Telicota-augias-augias).jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5336/9950853134_aaff7fdc56_b.jpg
T. linna.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/TOfXziDkwEI/AAAAAAAADq8/y8NEM24K6Pk/s1600/DSC_7144-Telicota-sp.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7aMywOHZIiI/Vz1UG-Y6-3I/AAAAAAAAmSQ/O1Qd2JSxJl8D_uCe3e646iEfKN8iRFvpQCLcB/s1600/TL_male_03.jpg

Male Cephrenes acalle may sometimes look similar but all veins are mostly dark-dusted, & band edged with sharp spots.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Cephrenes%20acalle%20niasicus/CA_male_Horace_03.jpg

JitLeangFoo
02-Feb-2018, 11:10 AM
Thanks, Dr Seow

Psyche
02-Feb-2018, 10:34 PM
Male Cephrenes acalle.

This is rather deceptive.
The hindwing markings are similar to C. acalle although the veins darkening are hard to judge.
In particular the lowermost HW spot have the side margins marked by sharp black spots.
The paler underside is also a feature as well as the larger black patch on the abdominal end.

Other examples.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rX8XkLl3ZD0/UYfJr52WE_I/AAAAAAAAKEI/TjyFB_7zgQw/s1600/PlainPalmDart-FedHo.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Cephrenes%20acalle%20niasicus/Cephrenes%20acalle%20niasicus%20-%202%20-%20khew.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Cephrenes%20acalle%20niasicus/CA_male_Horace_02.jpg

No wonder it looks strange for a Telicota.

TL Seow: Cheers.

JitLeangFoo
09-Feb-2018, 04:19 PM
Thanks Dr Seow