Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 65.

1. Male Baoris oceia. Pale area on the antenna (seen here) more often not visible.
Baoris oceia male often have reduced spots. eg especially the subapical spots.
In Singapore, the upper cellspot is lunulate(crescent) as seen here.
Hw may have a vgue pale patch at the cellend.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4039/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0087/large.jpg

Caltoris philippina is very different, being narrow-winged.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dUpUIge8A...ld_male_01.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gug8ilYe9..._BenJin_01.jpg


2 & 3. Male Caltoris cormasa.
The reddish tone with dark mottling on the HW is typical, FW is paler
Male & female.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Go2TnPxaK...0/DSC_0182.JPG
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg


Some misIDs.


Caltoris bromus male.
FW twin large cellspot; small spot in space 1b (hardly in other males)Underside FW & HW more uniform.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89619994

Caltoris bromus female.
FW with twin large cellspots; HW underside with a white spot in space 2 (diagnostic.).
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92336192

Caltoris cahira male.
FW with twin large cellspots; HW underside dark chocolate.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97774898


TL Seow: Cheers.

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow!

[LJK1410]

Hi Dr Seow,

Shot this puddling Telicota sp. today, HW veins not strongly raised or darkened, face does seem a little paler. Would this be T.besta or T.linna? Thank you!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158551267

[Psyche]

Post 68.
Male Telicota besta.

If there is lightly darkening of the veins in a male Telicota plus FW spots 4 & 5 fully aligned it is diagnostic.

T. besta male HW veins raised with shadowlines or lightly dark dusted ;Face usually paler; FW spot 4 & 5 aligned.
Examples.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaQyq4Qv0...B_adult_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2iv...t_male_-04.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2751/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4297/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4543/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9479/large.jpg
Female.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJU..._female_01.jpg

T. linna Male Hw veins not raised or dark dusted. Face & underparts usually paler.
Males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-6...resize-750.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6520/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...260/large.jpeg
Females.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e_7pWdo7X..._female_03.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9958/large.jpg

T. augias Male rather uniformly deep orange; Female more orange than others HW veins may be lightly dark.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5337/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...560/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...633/large.jpeg
Female.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo.../original.jpeg


TL Seow;Cheers.

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow!

[Psyche]

Correction. Post 63

The male should be Telicota besta .

The HW veins are raised with shadowlines.


TL Seow: Cheers.