Skippers of Bangladesh

[Shihan]

Id help please?
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[Psyche]

1. Parnara bada.

Parnaras are rather difficult.
UnH spot may be oresent at the cellend.


P. bada
spots yellowish; HW spots often small ,well separated; spot 6 often predent.
UpH spots in space 1b, 2, 3, well separated & equidistant apart.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...450758f3-1.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a58d2815-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...987eac4b-2.jpg


P. ganga.
Spots usually yellowish, larger ,on the HW more often conjoined.HW spot 6 absent.
A small lower cellspot may be present.
UpF spot 2 nearer spot 1b than spot 3.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93040001.html
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...tal-swift.html


P. apostata.
Uperrside black FW without cellspot.
Spots white ,usually large & in line on the UnH.
FW spots 1b, 2, & 3 close together.
UnH with a spot 6.

Probable examples.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...29f9adff-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...6c918c03-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ba06f234-2.jpg

P. Malaysia.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1LW7DbcOy...0/DSC_0338.JPG

[Psyche]

2. Pelopidas mathias.

Two similar species.

P. mathias.
Male with UpF spots 2, & 3 wider , quadrate.
UnH ground tinged grey, giving an uneven dirty appearance.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...wari_ag999.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...wari_ak551.jpg


P. agna.
Male UpF spots 2 & 3 narrow & rectangular.
UnH without grey tinge, more evenly brown & neater.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...fc926ac7-6.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...fc926ac7-7.jpg

[Psyche]

3. Telicota colon colon.


Two species are readily confused.
HW usually with some veins darken.


T. colon
FW spots4 & 5not aligned , wthi also little overlap of spot 4 & 3.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...27d7b5e8-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...b762c0b8-1.jpg


Telicota besta.
UnF spots 4 & 5 aligned. also moderate to good overlap between spot 3 & 4.
Singapore & Malaysian males.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOI...male_up_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2iv...t_male_-04.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbpYa8XexN...0/DSC_0294.JPG

[Psyche]

4. male, 5 female
Pelopidas agna.



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Shihan]

Many many thanks