This was photographed in Yala, southern Thailand. Closest match I can find on the web is Dusky Cerulean J. virgulatus.
Would appreciate comments on the identification please.Attachment 24372Attachment 24373
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This was photographed in Yala, southern Thailand. Closest match I can find on the web is Dusky Cerulean J. virgulatus.
Would appreciate comments on the identification please.Attachment 24372Attachment 24373
Both are variants of Jamides celeno.
A. FW postdiscal band (middle one) straight & not broken in the middle.
J. celeno. HW white lines variable, may be chaotic; silvery sidebars on black spot short or unequal.
eghttp://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/jamides/celeno_celeno-1amv.jpg
2. J. pura silvery sidebars on black spot equally long.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cdTLzHI39...0/DSC_0122.JPG
3. J. zebra ;FW outer margin of band scalloped.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7HcMMnlQQ...0/DSC_0011.JPG
4 J. malaccanus :HW all white lines complete from top to bottom; orange merge with little white line 'above' it.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Khew.jpg.
B. J. virgulatus.
1. FW band broken ( angled)in the middle.
HW basal band aligned .
3. Orange patch large.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...04201363_o.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thank you for the detailed reply.