Dear Dr Seow,
Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.
Attachment 26142ARA
Thanks,
Cheng Ai
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Dear Dr Seow,
Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.
Attachment 26142ARA
Thanks,
Cheng Ai
Arhopala norda ronda.
Upperside male with broad border.
Underside HW faint white spot on tornal cilia; V spot in space 1b well-shaped.
Four similar species .
A. HW with a white tornal spot on the cilia ( may be difficult to see in worn specimen or low-res pix).
A1. A. moolaiana ;HW V spot very fat.UpF with narrow border in the male.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...oolaiana.v.jpg
A2 A. norda ; HW with v spot narrow ,well-formed. UpF male with broad border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qWQahWRmjR...C_0077-001.JPG
B. HW without a white spot on tornal cilia.
B1. A. amphimuta : HW with V spot well formed with equal arms ;UpF male with narrow border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J9Xmngyim6...+amphimuta.jpg
B2. A major: HW with V spot irregular, arms unequal or distorted; UpF male with broad border.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adki2BwuGB...t_Ellen_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvsVe5vIRj...onathan_01.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thank you so much, Dr Seow.