ID required for Skipper

[Blue Nawab]

Dr Seow or any experts,
Pls help ID the skipper below. I will ID it as Common Palm Dart (Telicota colon stinga).
Thanks!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/9227347649_1b6a32dc2f_c_d.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/9230139134_77bffc0583_c_d.jpg

[Psyche]

I thought at first it might be the Besta palm Dart because the HW veins across the band appeared to be lightly darkened.

It is a male Linna Palm Dart Telicota linna.

Thankfully you have a FW shot.
Note the base of space 2 on the FW is not orange.
Space 2 is where the biggest spot is. To the inside of the big spot, the black narrows & almost touches the HW, that's where the base of space 2 is.
If the base of space 2 is orange, the orange will becomes contiguous with the HW orange.

Only one other species in Singapore have the base of space 2 black, ie. T. ohara.

To reiterate.
1. HW veins across band not darkened.
2. FW base of space 2 black.
3. HW ground colour rather yellow (similar to besta.)

ID. Telicota linna.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

Thanks Dr Seow for the detailed ID!
Linna Palm Dart (Telicota linna)

[Psyche]

Oops! I am getting a bit rusty with these.

This is a female.
The broader wingshape & lighter abdomen indicate as much.

All females have the base of space 2 black, so this is useless for ID.

This is a female Telicota besta

1. The HW veins are lightly darkened. (You can see tiny flecks of black along the veins.)
2. The HW is yellowish with a tinge of green.

An example of T. besta female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/mugshots/Telicota%20besta%20bina/Telicota_on_scleria_female_01.jpg

The male Telicota have sharper & shorter wingshape.
This example by you is a male Telicota ohara. (Note the blackish shadings ).
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WvHWthyib9A/UUXrJR_2Q8I/AAAAAAAAJ0Q/hjGwEnWdkQY/s1600/Telicota-KohCH.jpg


TL Seow:cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

Thanks Dr Seow for the detailed description and for going back to reconfirm the ID!:cheers: