Shot this in Central Catchment Area, Singapore.
I know it is quite worn out. Nevertheless, I hope Seow may be able to help.
Shot this in Central Catchment Area, Singapore.
I know it is quite worn out. Nevertheless, I hope Seow may be able to help.
Federick Ho
www.peacockroyal.blogspot.com
Arhopala agrata male
Hindwing postdiscal spot 7 directly on top spot of spot 6, and a lobed tornal spot may indicate the cleander group. However, there is no spot in space 10 ie just above the cellend bar. Also there appear to be a long blackish line that runs from the inner margin of the tornus across the upper margin of the green scaling. See C&P4 41/25. Topside indicates male.
I have realised that the tornal pattern is not unique and cannot be used for absolute identification. Thankfully, this one is readily IDed following C&P4's keys i.e. key 1, 7, 8, 95, 96, 100, 120, 124, 125 and thus A. agrata.
Last edited by Psyche; 06-Dec-2010 at 05:43 AM.
Thanks, TK. Looks like more attention has to be paid to these little 'brown jobs'. I'll send pics of some specimens that I did not have any confidence in ID'ing to you. All were captured during the 1997-2003 period in our nature reserves during the NParks surveys.
I had a specimen that I'd tentatively ID'ed as A. wildeyana - a very small specimen that corresponds to what Ben Jin found. It may be a better one for you to examine especially when there are uppersides to see.
Maybe we shall wait till 2011, and push the checklist past the 300 mark.
Here's a shot for Seow to confirm. Should be distinctive enough for an ID? Shot in Pulau Langkawi.
This one shot in Singapore.
Arhopala major major male
Male (abdominal tip truncated)
Keys 1, 7, 8, 9, 23, (skip 24) 45, 55, 59, 63, 71, 72, skip 73 (borneo spp), 74, 75(A amphimuta) or 76 (A major).
In A amphimuta the two outer spots in space 7 and spot 6 are usually roughly the same size. InA. major the middle(discal) spot in space 7 is about 2/3 or less that of spot 6. However, some amphimuta may overlaps that of major in that the middle spot in space 7 is variable in size and may be relatively small.
The icing on the cake is that the upperside of this male shows the broad brown border of A. major.
This is an excellent pic of A. major to keep for reference.