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JitLeangFoo
04-Feb-2019, 12:04 PM
Raised from a caterpillar feeding on Panicum maximum.
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Psyche
04-Feb-2019, 01:28 PM
Looks t5o be Telicota besta.

Veins lightly darkened.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJUEI/U1vGhhSB71I/AAAAAAAAdOk/ZsPEPPciXJU/s1600/TB_adult_female_01.jpg
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/730/21911048374_c687a099c7_b.jpg

T. linna; veins not darkened ;Upperside with 2 short cell bars.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e_7pWdo7Xxw/Vz1Tmmx5PpI/AAAAAAAAmR8/f2OCfKpKqCUHrPSwUg4pPp-4TWKi0VGlwCLcB/s1600/TL_female_03.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GfwkAkMITv4/VznhAIMptEI/AAAAAAAAmRM/XZFGfFws7_85wUXm9JQLC3HCEb1zfXuZgCLcB/s1600/TL_female_up_01.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

JitLeangFoo
04-Feb-2019, 01:42 PM
The caterpillar (top) looks different from the T.besta (bottom) I raised previously. It has not black cap on its tail and the face marking is very small.

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Thank you for the ID and Happy Chinese New Year!

Psyche
04-Feb-2019, 02:22 PM
Since you raised it on Panicum then it is the female T. augias.
It can be hard to tell but the female T. augias is more orange & the underside of the body not so white as T. besta.

TL Seow: CHeers & Happy New Year too.

Banded Yeoman
12-Feb-2019, 09:49 AM
Here's my shot of the same individual.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/40101709323_fe07a7055e_b.jpg

Psyche
12-Feb-2019, 06:15 PM
Yes this looks more like the female T. augias.

The female T. besta for comparison.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJUEI/U1vGhhSB71I/AAAAAAAAdOk/ZsPEPPciXJU/s1600/TB_adult_female_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqK3ID-7Mlk/VIL1VCRkusI/AAAAAAAAQpM/ubrQHPG6-B4/s1600/HFH_5986-Telicota%2Bbesta%2Bbina.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.