This was photographed in Yala, southern Thailand. Closest match I can find on the web is Dusky Cerulean J. virgulatus.
Would appreciate comments on the identification please.Dusky Cerulean.JPGIMG_9346.JPG
This was photographed in Yala, southern Thailand. Closest match I can find on the web is Dusky Cerulean J. virgulatus.
Would appreciate comments on the identification please.Dusky Cerulean.JPGIMG_9346.JPG
Both are variants of Jamides celeno.
A. FW postdiscal band (middle one) straight & not broken in the middle.
J. celeno. HW white lines variable, may be chaotic; silvery sidebars on black spot short or unequal.
eghttp://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/jamides/celeno_celeno-1amv.jpg
2. J. pura silvery sidebars on black spot equally long.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cdTLzHI39...0/DSC_0122.JPG
3. J. zebra ;FW outer margin of band scalloped.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7HcMMnlQQ...0/DSC_0011.JPG
4 J. malaccanus :HW all white lines complete from top to bottom; orange merge with little white line 'above' it.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Khew.jpg.
B. J. virgulatus.
1. FW band broken ( angled)in the middle.
HW basal band aligned .
3. Orange patch large.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...04201363_o.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thank you for the detailed reply.