ID for Jamides

[itsmemei]

Need help to ID the following Jamides, taken in Gopeng, Malaysia, thank you!

J. talinga


J. malaccanus or J. parasaturata?

[Psyche]

1. Jamides talinga.

Elpis group.
FW postdiscal band completely dislocated at vein 4 so that the spot below in space 3 appears as a single hanging stria.

A. HW sub-basal white striae (forming the band) dislocated.

A1, FW without costal white dashes (striae) above cellend bar.... J. elpis, alecto, & caeruleus.

A2. FW with a pair of white dashes (forming a spot) above the cellend bar......... J. talinga.
jAMTALINGA.png
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...es-talinga.jpg


B. HW sub-basal white striae (forming band) not dislocated.

B1.FW postdiscal band dislocated at vein 6. FW with costal white dashes ;HW orange crown large......J. culnida (virgulatus).
B2. FW postdiscal band dislocated at vein 6 ;FW without costal white dashes; HW orange small.......J. ferrari.
B3. FW postdiscal band curved & not dislocated at vein 6.; no white costal dash.... J. abdul.




2. Jamides parasaturatus. male.


J. malaccanus
HW orange crown merges with white stria in space 2.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...laccanus-1.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://eol.org/pages/262915


J. parasaturatus.
HW orange crown separated from the white stria by a dark line in space 2.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...aturatus-1.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1693/...fced3222_b.jpg

The difference can overlap & becomes very difficult.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[itsmemei]

Thanks, Dr Seow!