Ok sir. I found it today and there were at least 2 of them there which is unusual for an aberration. I've been thinking it could be new to science. Let me know if you come across more information. The genus cannot be anything else than Catochrysops .
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Catochrysops strabo strabo.
Throughout continental Asia there are only two known species of Catochrysops.
The dsf of C. strabo may loses all its black spots.
The submarginal spots are a clue to its ID.
In C. strabo, the submarginal spots have mostly straight margins & form a regular band.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a1062969-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...22693b65-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...39547ddd-1.jpg
In C. panormus , the submarginal spots are chevrons (shallow 'V's ) & form a zigzag band.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...42f2c200-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e797a19e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...6e67f80c-1.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thank you very much, sir. Could you please look at this Celastrina as well?
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5.jpg
Sajan KC
POst 59.
Celastrina argiolus iynteana . male dsf.
This the same as the mae from Nan below.
Matching features are on the upperside.
11. FW blue with a faint white discal patch.
2. FW black border tapers down to tornus.
3. HW more uniform blue with the veins not or barely darken.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80860010.html
The male C. gigas is uniformly darkish blue.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...lastrina-gigas
The males of C. hersilia have the HW with the veins strongly darken,
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80863010.html
The other males have a uniform blue FW without the faint white patch.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80865010.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celast...sMFUpUnAC1.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
This is a little weird for Hasora chromus chromus .
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Sajan KC
Post 61.
Should be Hasora taminatus bhavara.
H. chromus chromus.
FW usually without a subapical spot 6. (examples with spot 6 not uncommon)
UnH mostly uniform brown with a weak purple sheen.
UnH band rather uniform in width with both margins irregular.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90210001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...75559959-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...45862f28-1.jpg
Hasora vitta indica.
FW almost always with a subapical spot 6.
UnH band broaden in the upper half, where the outer margin is rather diffuse.
UnH outer half purplish brown & inner half pale greyish blue.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90250010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai834.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...be560ccc-1.jpg
H. taminatus bhavara.
FW almost always without a subapical spot 6.
UnH band with the band somewhat wider in the upper half, the outer margin less diffuse.
UnH inner half greenish blue & outer half purplish brown.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90220020.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...akar_ap100.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ah939.jpg
H. khoda coulteri
FW without a subapical spot.
UnH brown, white band with defined margins.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90260010.html
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 01-Mar-2021 at 12:07 AM .
Many thanks to you, sir! Could you please look at these Aeromachus also?
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Last edited by Nawab; 28-Feb-2021 at 09:46 PM .
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