Arhopala ID please.

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.


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Thanks,
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

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.

[chengailim]

Thank you so much, Dr Seow.