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Telegonus chalco

Rare(?) up to 550 m. Attracted to flowers; I've never seen one at bait.

Similar species: [none]

(200 m., Misiones, Argentina)
2020-Feb03

550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2022-Oct04

Telegonus fulgerator

Common up to 1600 m. Attracted to bait and spitwads.

Similar species: Most superficially similar species lack FW apical spots; similar Ridens species lack white at VHW base. T. azul (I have no Cusco records) has the central band FW more compact, with the spot in space 2 almost completely overlapping the cellspot. There are likely undescribed cryptic species within the fulgerator complex.

Male
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2017-Oct17

Male
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22

Telegonus talus

Fairly common up to 1050 m. Attracted to bait and spitwads.

Similar species: [none]

1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2019-Oct08

Male
750 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug01

Male
(550 m., Amazonia Lodge, Madre de Dios)
2013-Jun11

Telegonus alardus alardus

Uncommon(?) up to 1200 m. Attracted to bait and spitwads.

Similar species: [none]

(950 m., Moyobamba, San Martin)
2016-Sep30

1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-May20

Telegonus alector hopfferi

Uncommon(?) up to 1350 m. Found inside forest; attracted to bait and spitwads.

Similar species: T. creteus and T. cretatus (I have no Cusco records of either) lack the white at VHW base.

750 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug01

1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov19

Telegonus chiriquensis meretrix

Common 850-1350 m. Found inside forest; attracted to bait. Intensity of yellow tinge on VHW margin is variable.

Similar species: [none]

1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2018-Oct21

1050 m., Lower Manu Road,Paucartambo
2016-Nov21

Telegonus galesus

Fairly common at 1350 m., probably higher and lower. Found inside forest. Attracted to bait and spitwads; occasionally puddles and visits flowers.

Similar species: [none]

1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2015-Nov13

1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2021-Nov21

Telegonus anaphus

Uncommon up to 1050 m. Attracted to bait and spitwads.

Similar species: [none]

(550 m., Amazonia Lodge, Madre de Dios)
2014-Jun13

1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22

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