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    Default Request for ID for some Blues

    Got them in a recent trip. Being a hot day, most of the butterflies were basking and could not get the underside of many. Kindly help in IDing them.

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    2.
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    3.
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    4. Arhopala athada?
    4.JPG

    5. Arhopala singla?
    5.JPG

    Thanks in advance.

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    This is too difficult trying to ID Lycaenids from the upperside.

    1. & 2 are probably the male & female of Sinthusa chandrana or 2 is a male Sinthusa virgo.



    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...husa-chandrana

    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83880001.html
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...Sinthusa-virgo


    3 Unknown.


    4 & 5. Arhopala eumophus.

    The FW spot 4 is shifted outwards from the band.
    On the HW postdiscal spot 6 have its outer margin notched.

    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...pala-eumolphus
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d670626946.jpg


    A. singla is very similar but the HW is heavily variegated.
    The postdiscal spots are joined by the discal & cell spots to form a 'V'.
    In A. eumolphus the discal is a separated small spot.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...rhopala-singla
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/86...7a20875e1a.jpg



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    Correction

    1. is male Iraota rochana. double short tails.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...Iraota-rochana


    2. Female Sinthusa chandrana. Single longer tail.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html


    3. Probably Hypolycaena.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83630001.html
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html

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    Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. No 3 is probably Hypolycaena erylus, which is common here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ngangom Aomoa View Post
    Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. No 3 is probably Hypolycaena erylus, which is common here.

    Quite agreed.
    There is actually a field shot (which I did not noticed earlier)at the bottom of the webpage showing a male with the brilliant purple costa.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html




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