BTNR Arhopala

Dr Seow,

Need some help on this Arhopala shot some time back at Bt Timah.
Attachment 24997

Should be correct as A. sublustris.

Whether the topmost spot 9 is shifted in from the FW band seems immaterial.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4215/3...101c0810_c.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...erry%20Ong.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4234/3...7d25e0a4_c.jpg

The upperside of the similar A. milleri is matt indigo blue ,& that of A. sublustris shiny blue.
A. milleri is very rare.
What can be used to differentiate the two based on the underside is unknown.

TOL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks. Let me dig out a series of shots that I took of this fella. I recall a shot with a bit of the upperside peeking through.

Just adding a few more shots that were taken at or around the same location at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on the same day for further verification of Arhopala sublustris.

Attachment 25215

Attachment 25216

Attachment 25217

The upperside is a bright blue with the border a thread.
That should confirmed it as A. sublustris.

The upperside of the similar A. milleri is a matt indigo blue.

TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks, Dr Seow!