Shot this DKW(Dun Know What) Blue....anyone wanna attempt an educated ID base on these 3 shots!!.... please do explain why you think so.
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Shot this DKW(Dun Know What) Blue....anyone wanna attempt an educated ID base on these 3 shots!!.... please do explain why you think so.
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Dark caerulean mate with an arhopala or flos?
(I might be right. )
cheers
Jonathan
The hindwing spots resemble a dc's spots, and markings could be from an aropala/flos. Butterfly cross breed? How big was it?
cheers
Jonathan
Noted your educated guess Jonathan. It is the size of a Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue)
First time I heard of crossed-bred between Jamides and Arhopalas/Flos.
Is it genetically possible? I also dunno!
Any other taker??
beats me. how many more UFOs do u have, sunny?
and seriously, it cant be a cross breed.
It is a Jamides(male), it was in the company of other male Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean, 雅灰蝶), and observed in "aerial dogfights"" with other males.
Both forewing and hindwing striae are aberrated , but conforming to the general layout of the Dark Caerulean. The upper wings marking is similar to a Male 'Dark Caerulean.
It is most likely an aberrant of a Jamides bochus nabonassar
Last edited by Silverstreak; 20-Feb-2010 at 04:37 PM.
OMG, that's pretty interesting, when i first saw it, i thought the wing shape looked like a Miletinae.
Last edited by atronox; 24-Feb-2010 at 02:01 AM.
Aaron Soh
Aaron,
Its wings was retracted down to present a smaller surface to the gusty condition. A number of blues do this to prevent themselves from being blown off their perch.