8. Telicota besta male.


Telicota can be very difficult. A shift in the angle of light renders the colour tone hard to judge.


T. augias. Male ;Uniformly deep orange including face & abdomen. Veins in male not dark dusted.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8o_ke_F-...alm%2BDart.jpg


T. colon male; FW spots staggered in a stepladder arrangement. Veins may be lightly darkened. Face slightly paler.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg

T. linna; male Duller , veins not dark-dusted.
Face & lower part of abdomen paler but may be hard to see the abdomen.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxufm6yxw...TL_male_02.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg


T. besta male. Veins across HW band may be lightly dark-dusted but hard to judge & not reliable.
Only the face is paler.
Male with upperside confirmation.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbpYa8Xex...0/DSC_0294.JPG
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n_yvZvnii...0/DSC_0303.JPG

Freshly eclosed male, Singapore.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rRXJdPYo...ed_male_01.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.