At first i thought this was sublustris but i noticed some differences between this and the other one above which i subsequently shot. All the spots, especially on the forewing post-discal band are very slightly wider and slightly more angular also so i suspect this could be A. milleri but there's probably no way to be certain. cf milleri 1 best cropped edited resized-min.jpg
All three were shot in the same area roughly 50 m apart. The 2nd and 3rd were taken close by within minutes of each other, while the first was taken slightly further away and about 3 weeks after the other two. IDs greatly appreciated (Compression has reduced the quality somewhat. Soz about that)
Post 1.
Yes they are all A. athada.
HW spot 6 is typically astride spot 5 & cellend bar ; Always wide spacing between HW submarginal & postdiscal spots.
V spot fatter usually, than other cleander subgroup members, silhetensis, cleander, zambra.
Post 2.
You can see a bit of the upperside in pix 1 & 2. The blue is reflective.
This indicate 1 & 2 are sublustris.
Thanks for the help, Dr Seow. Knowing the extent of variability will really help for future identifications; unfortunately there aren't many resources for the alea subgroup for comparison.
Shot this today. The two dorsals were taken hours apart but i think they're the same individual because of the way they're torn. The dorsal blue is quite muted (i didn't adjust the colours).
The post-discal band on the forewing seems very strange to me. Probably either A. milleri or evansi? It was really shifty so i couldn't get good close-ups. C&P4 claims evansi has a pinkish wash but i find this really hard to judge
The upperside is described in C&P4 as a 'more matt darker indigo blue'. It is not totally non-reflective.
I have seen a number of A. sublustrus uppersides & this is definitely not it.
Most A. milleri have FW spot 9 in line with the band while in A sublusris it is more often shifted in.
Another member recorded in Singapore is A. phanda
The upperside is dark reflective blue & on the underside spot 6 & 7 are like a column.