Originally Posted by
Banded Yeoman
Thanks for the IDs Uncle Seow. :cheers:
Regarding post 47 Arhopala no. 1, a possible explanation for the dark upperside colouration is that the angle of the butterfly to my camera's flash was such that the reflective scales did not shine back in my direction, leaving the wings looking dark. These reflective uppersides are bound to show different colours when light is shining at them from different angles. If you are confident this is A. athada from the upperside, I would leave it as such, since A. athada is a common species and it is more likely to be that. Unfortunately this is the only shot of this individual that I have. :-(
As for post 47 Arhopala no. 2, is it possible that it is a female A. amphimuta? The extent of the brown border does seem too broad.