ID Needed for Skippers (28 Oct 2021)

[Blue Nawab]

Dear Dr Seow,
Pls help with the IDs for members, thanks!

#1
27392

#2
27393

[Psyche]

1 Telicota colon stinga. male.


This quite a typical male.
The FW spots 4 & 5 are staggered out & often distorted.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Telicota%20colon%20stinga/Telicota-colon2-KSK.jpg

In the other species the two spots are fully overlapping & aligned.
T. besta.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Telicota%20augias%20augias/275%20Telicota%20augias%20augias%20(Palm%20Dart)%2 0(Bright-orange%20Darter)%20Bobby%20Mun.jpg
T. linna.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1GXc/Vz1Td5Ld2HI/AAAAAAAAmR4/95Ux0hx6rvQBix7nmXm2PYZenG8olIQ2wCLcB/s1600/TL_male_01.jpg



2. Potanthus juno female.
FW spot 8 (uppermost subapical) is reduced to a dot.
It may also be absent.
HW underside with the upper spot of the band tending to be rounded.
UnH ground lightly dark - shaded, no black spot.

Singapore.
Male & female, Both here have only two subapical spots.
Note the upper end of the HW band tend to be round3ed.
FW spot 5 is usually smaller than spot 4.
Abdoinal with a blackish patch although all Potanthus females may have some dark shading dorsally.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-k/Tv3BPqqdcTI/AAAAAAAAFIw/5qD_fJxEnpw/s400/DSC3668%2BSkipper%2B%2540%2BBukit%2BBrown.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U5g/WGddN4VeO8I/AAAAAAAAQQk/yLDmI309uw8nDMBP_wvQFzx7edYEtR6IACLcB/s450/JunoDart-KohCH.jpg


Female P. omaha for comparison.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/149594711/large.jpeg?1628492880



TL Seow: Cheers.