Telicota for ID

[JitLeangFoo]

1. T.besta?
26744

2. T.colon?
26745

3. T.colon?
26746

[Psyche]

Despite only a few species in Singapore, their IDs can be very difficult.
It is necessary to determine the gender first.
The female have a longer proflie & the abdominal end is cleft.

1. Male Telicota besta.

2 & 3. Both Telicota linna males.


Telicota colon FW spots in a staggered arrangement, spot 4 is shifted out from spot 3 ,& spot 5 from spot 4 ie like a stepladder.
The face is paler, & spots 4 & 5 may be distorted.
Males.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Telicota%20colon%20stinga/Telicota-colon2-KSK.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCIq17YMtX0/T4BMP2yGX4I/AAAAAAAAFrI/_53XDHovvNs/s1600/DSC_5034+Telicota+colon+stinga.jpg
https://res.cloudinary.com/ppc1/image/upload/v1467087622/vlgncbhz2vg2qlarzbyt.jpg
Female.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI4/VAxfuqQLhFI/AAAAAAAAQFU/ARBSsNRqbFI/s1600/HFH3772-Telicota%2Bcolon%2Bstinga.jpg


Teliucota besta ; FW spots 4 & 5 aligned together.
HW veins across band lightly dark-dusted.
The face is paler.
Males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2ivQ8/U1vGYbuSkoI/AAAAAAAAdOU/R4gYL-S-BfY/s1600/TB_adult_male_-04.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nveFPRTePYM/VJQurbQtDGI/AAAAAAAASmM/6NnOT8wd-qw/s1600/DSC_0296.JPG
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rRXJdPYor8/U1t8nyeH4YI/AAAAAAAAdNo/oJS47AHDGVg/s1600/TB_newly_eclosed_male_01.jpg
Femal4es.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJUEI/U1vGhhSB71I/AAAAAAAAdOk/ZsPEPPciXJU/s1600/TB_adult_female_01.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jNl8Waf_HV0/U1vGRX6qqcI/AAAAAAAAdOM/CiGHaWLO_cQ/s1600/TB_adult_female_03+(1).jpg


Telicota linna. Typically dull, hardly orangey in photos as in T. besta.
HW veins across band not dark-dusted in both sexes.
Face & underpart of abdomen paler.
Males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1GXc/Vz1Td5Ld2HI/AAAAAAAAmR4/95Ux0hx6rvQBix7nmXm2PYZenG8olIQ2wCLcB/s1600/TL_male_01.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxufm6yxwJY/Vz1Ts1TFzdI/AAAAAAAAmSA/3i5nnLNhN_04ab0tBl_oAsFTUb_tq3E8QCLcB/s1600/TL_male_02.jpg
Female.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Telicota%20linna/TL_female_02.jpg

Telicota augias.
Male deep oangey allover.HW veins not dark dusted; Underparts all orange.
Female deeper dusky orange than other females. HW veins across band lightly dark-dusted.
Males.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hp7OPF_eJ6Q/U6ZQMNh6IkI/AAAAAAAAOPs/KFaTN4_wis4/s1600/HFH_2956-Palm-Dart-(Telicota-augias-augias).jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8o_ke_F-V8/VhERLvuSs1I/AAAAAAAAR9c/hnvpvzhT6uk/s640/HFH_2455-Besta%2BPalm%2BDart.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6riT3uzrel0/VgoXg6gugdI/AAAAAAAABhk/BmQspbMAvkk/s1600/Telicota%2Baugias_male_1.jpg
Female.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeax9BCEjgI/VgoXgwcBG_I/AAAAAAAABhk/k60Yqt8YTVA/s1600/Telicota%2Baugias_female.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.