Seow, you might want to look at this past thread (Arhopala Bin) which has quite a number of Arhopala shots awaiting ID suggestions.
Seow, you might want to look at this past thread (Arhopala Bin) which has quite a number of Arhopala shots awaiting ID suggestions.
Horace
This is a toughie. Too many clues are missing from the underside of the forewing forcing one to check out the alternaatives. I have narrowed it down to A. metamuta, A. antimuta , A. muta, and A. moorei. Its dark colour and largish spots suggest A. moorei but the tornal green area dont match.
Thanks, I have a look later.
Shot this in Central Catchment Area, Singapore.
I know it is quite worn out. Nevertheless, I hope Seow may be able to help.
Federick Ho
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Arhopala agrata male
Hindwing postdiscal spot 7 directly on top spot of spot 6, and a lobed tornal spot may indicate the cleander group. However, there is no spot in space 10 ie just above the cellend bar. Also there appear to be a long blackish line that runs from the inner margin of the tornus across the upper margin of the green scaling. See C&P4 41/25. Topside indicates male.
I have realised that the tornal pattern is not unique and cannot be used for absolute identification. Thankfully, this one is readily IDed following C&P4's keys i.e. key 1, 7, 8, 95, 96, 100, 120, 124, 125 and thus A. agrata.
Last edited by Psyche; 06-Dec-2010 at 05:43 AM.
Thanks, TK. Looks like more attention has to be paid to these little 'brown jobs'. I'll send pics of some specimens that I did not have any confidence in ID'ing to you. All were captured during the 1997-2003 period in our nature reserves during the NParks surveys.
I had a specimen that I'd tentatively ID'ed as A. wildeyana - a very small specimen that corresponds to what Ben Jin found. It may be a better one for you to examine especially when there are uppersides to see.
Maybe we shall wait till 2011, and push the checklist past the 300 mark.
Here's a shot for Seow to confirm. Should be distinctive enough for an ID? Shot in Pulau Langkawi.