Arhopala trogon

[atronox]

I think you got it right here.
The markings are as for A. corinda.
My main concern is that the marginal spot in space 2 is large & rounded much as in A. trogon, whereas in A. corinda it tends to be somewhat flattened.


TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks, Dr Seow. That spot is troubling but i decided it had to be corinda because all the other features were quite consistent. There are very few images of ssp. acestes for comparison

Of course the surest way to tell is by observing the dorsal as it flies. If this is indeed corinda, it would have been be a deep blue

[Banded Yeoman]

I can see some greenish scales showing through on the upperside though. We'll.. Whatever colour it is, it's quite bright and A. corinda won't show that. I believe it might be an aberration of A. trogon

[atronox]

I can see some greenish scales showing through on the upperside though. We'll.. Whatever colour it is, it's quite bright and A. corinda won't show that. I believe it might be an aberration of A. trogon

Yeah, we'll wait for a more definitive sighting. It's probably premature to record this as corinda

[Banded Yeoman]

Arhopala corinda is a fair bit larger than A. trogon. With the dusky upperside, it would be unmistakable in the field.