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Got them in a recent trip. Being a hot day, most of the butterflies were basking and could not get the underside of many. Kindly help in IDing them.
1.
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2.
Attachment 27521
3.
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4. Arhopala athada?
Attachment 27523
5. Arhopala singla?
Attachment 27524
Thanks in advance.
This is too difficult trying to ID Lycaenids from the upperside.
1. & 2 are probably the male & female of Sinthusa chandrana or 2 is a male Sinthusa virgo.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...husa-chandrana
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83880001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...Sinthusa-virgo
3 Unknown.
4 & 5. Arhopala eumophus.
The FW spot 4 is shifted outwards from the band.
On the HW postdiscal spot 6 have its outer margin notched.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...pala-eumolphus
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d670626946.jpg
A. singla is very similar but the HW is heavily variegated.
The postdiscal spots are joined by the discal & cell spots to form a 'V'.
In A. eumolphus the discal is a separated small spot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...rhopala-singla
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/86...7a20875e1a.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Correction
1. is male Iraota rochana. double short tails.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...Iraota-rochana
2. Female Sinthusa chandrana. Single longer tail.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html
3. Probably Hypolycaena.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83630001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html
TL Seow : Cheers.
Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. No 3 is probably Hypolycaena erylus, which is common here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ngangom Aomoa
Quite agreed.
There is actually a field shot (which I did not noticed earlier)at the bottom of the webpage showing a male with the brilliant purple costa.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html
TL Seow: Cheers.