ID help From Bangladesh

[Sabbir]

Seow Sir,

Please Help to ID this To species.
1.
23526

2.
23527

Thanks In Advance .

Regards
Sabbir

[Psyche]

1. Arhopala athada apha .
HW band widely dislocated at vein 2.
FW partially dislocated at vein 4
FW costal spot 10 only.
There is a purple tone to the colour although not very obvious.
Cleander group
http://s13.photobucket.com/user/SunnyChir/media/Bin/SNAG_Program-0684_zps22ca7feb.png.html


2. very worn ; note loss of cilia. Probably A. aurelia.
Similar feature as in athada ; HW spot 6 sits over spot 5 & cellend bar which are almost touching.
Very similar in this respect to A. agaba which is not found in your area.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/insects/butterflies/lycaenidae/arhopalaagaba/

Review: This is more likely to be Arhopala agaba
Apart from HW spot 5 & cellend bar being very close or touching (contiguous) where they are separate in A. aurelia,, the HW postdiscal band is not strongly dislocated at vein 2 (where the V spot is), as seen in A. aurelia.
There is probably some confusion with these two species.

TL Seow :Cheers.
PS. Arhopala aurelia. Some examples have HW spot 5 & cellend bar very close.
The two criteria above separating these two are mentioned in Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula revised by J.N. Eliot.
https://plus.google.com/photos/104225714511955996136/albums/6047202611367744449/6047203709593223906?pid=6047203709593223906&oid=104225714511955996136

PS 2. A 'classic' female Arhopala agaba.
Note HW spot 5 & cellend bar are fully conjoined , with the common margin absent; postdiscal band not completely dislocated at vein 2.
http://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Arhopala-agaba/

Pix 2 is almost a certainty to be Arhopala agaba.

[Sabbir]

Thanks a Lot Seow sir.

Regards
Sabbir