Heliophorus epicles or Heliophorus ila?

[DaveChiangMai]

Many thanks for the feedback.
Could there be some variation in whether these marks are straight or more chevron like?
Here's an image of lla, which is considered reliably as ila, with distinctly chevron like marks:
https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/He...#photo-gallery

[Psyche]

Many thanks for the feedback.
There is some variation in whether these marks are straight or more chevron like. Here's an image of lla, which is considered reliably as ila, with distinctly chevron like marks:
https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/He...#photo-gallery

Yes, I am aware of this image.
It is a female ,whereas yours is a male.
The same thing goes for H. indicus where the FW spot 2 is slightly chevron in the female with the rounded FW.


Other pix.
Male H. epicles tweediei Malaya.
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com...%20epicles.htm
Male H. epicles chinensis Yunnan, HK.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8248/8...b4a839862c.jpg
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...jpg?1444698896

Male H. ila malaya & female. Malaya.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4U-nlZhs...0/DSC_2105.JPG
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j3QLJ7iux...0/DSC_0771.JPG
Male & female H. ila matsumurae Taiwan.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6DSjBJVnZY...00/L04-1-1.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/...f70a21cd78.jpg

Admittedly it is very tough to tell for sure.
From the above pix there is a stronger suggestion for H. epicles.

TL Seow: Cheers.