Some tricky Arhopala from s Thailand

[DaveChiangMai]

Still working my way through a series of images from southern Thailand. Most of my Arhopala species I have been able to ID, plus a number posted here previously have aided with subsequent images I have. These below are still giving me a problems, so any help please.

Image 1. From Ranong. A. woodi?
Image 2, 3, 4. From Ranong. Same individual. Not sure.
Image 5. From Yala. A. norda or A. major?
Image 6. From Yala. Not sure.
Image 7. From Yala. Not sure.
Image 8. From Yala. I think A. centaurus with broken tail?
Image 9. From Yala. A. norda or A. major?

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Image 2.
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Image 3.
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Image 4.
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Image 5.
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Image 6.
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Image 7.
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Image 8.
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[Psyche]

1. A. lurida.
The markings are much as in A. lurida/atosia.
A. lurida :Markings well-contrasted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arhopa...daMUpUnAC1.jpg

A. atosia :Markings poorly contrasted & more blurry.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/A...naMUpUnAC1.jpg


2, 3, & 4.
Probably A. muta. female.
A. muta upperside bluer ,In male HW often lighter blue. . A moorei more uniformly purple blue.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/81930020.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/81940010.html

[Psyche]

5. A. metamuta/muta/moorei.


6. A selta; UpF with dark border , increased at apex.FW termen (margin) rounded.Correction: Most likely A. labuana.
HW spot 6 overlap spot 5 & cellend bar.
https://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_.../upperside.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/82110001.html


7. A. antimuta ; light brown, markings weak ;spot 7 leaning outwards.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...imuta_Chng.jpg

[Psyche]

8. A. centaurus.

9. Probably A. mooilaiana.
There is a small white dot on the tornal cilia in this species but the area is torn of.
FW strongly arched ;HW 'V' spot fat.
https://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_...oolaiana.v.jpg

Similar but HW 'V' spot narrower & well-formed.
A. norda.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...pala-norda.jpg

Two with FW less arched & HW without a white tornal dot on the cilia.
A. amphimuta ;HW V spot well-formed with nearly equal arms.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J9Xmngyim...+amphimuta.jpg

A. major ;HW 'V' spot distorted, variously J, or L shape.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...erick%20ho.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[DaveChiangMai]

With many thanks for the detailed replies. Extremely useful.

[atronox]

#6 should be Arhopala labuana. selta has tails and does not have dentate submarginals