Dear Dr Seow,
Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.
WhatsApp Image 2019-12-03 at 11.10.22 PMR).jpegARA
Thanks,
Cheng Ai
Dear Dr Seow,
Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.
WhatsApp Image 2019-12-03 at 11.10.22 PMR).jpegARA
Thanks,
Cheng Ai
Arhopala norda ronda.
Upperside male with broad border.
Underside HW faint white spot on tornal cilia; V spot in space 1b well-shaped.
Four similar species .
A. HW with a white tornal spot on the cilia ( may be difficult to see in worn specimen or low-res pix).
A1. A. moolaiana ;HW V spot very fat.UpF with narrow border in the male.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...oolaiana.v.jpg
A2 A. norda ; HW with v spot narrow ,well-formed. UpF male with broad border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qWQahWRmjR...C_0077-001.JPG
B. HW without a white spot on tornal cilia.
B1. A. amphimuta : HW with V spot well formed with equal arms ;UpF male with narrow border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J9Xmngyim6...+amphimuta.jpg
B2. A major: HW with V spot irregular, arms unequal or distorted; UpF male with broad border.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adki2BwuGB...t_Ellen_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvsVe5vIRj...onathan_01.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 07-Dec-2019 at 11:29 PM.
Thank you so much, Dr Seow.