Help with Udara identification

[DaveChiangMai]

Could anyone please comment on the identification of this species. I assume Udara dilecta. Photographed at 1,000 metres on Khao Soi Dao, southeast Thailand.

[Psyche]

Udara placidula howarthi.

The Udara with complete submarginal spots (the Vs or wavy line) comprises two group.

In U. dilecta/rona the HW postdiscal spot 7 is not darker than the other spots.
U. dilecta.
http://wingscales.com/content/record/624-1-8d672.jpg

In iU, placdula/cyma HW postdiscal spot 7 is larger & much darker (black) than the others.

U. cyma HW postdiscal spots closer, more in line ie aligned end to end (spots 3 ,4 ,& 5 (variable))except for spot 2 which is shifted in ; Range Sundaland, rare.
Correction: Previous image is that of Callenya melaena. which has strong markings & HW spot 7 very large.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Udara_cyma_elioti,_male.JPG

U. placidula HW postdiscal spots more out of line . spot 4 not aligned with spot 3 & 5; Range Oriental tropics. common.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Udara_placidula_placidula#/media/File:UdaraPlacidulaPlacidulaMFUpUnAC1.jpg
http://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForemic/Caterpillars%20Food/Philips%20pet%20Caterpillar/Group%20Worm%201/Lycaenidae/Sub_Polymmatinae/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E% E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8 %9A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E 0%B8%9A.html

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Angiud]

Hey Dave, welcome (again) to ButterflyCircle! :cheers:

[DaveChiangMai]

Many thanks for the detailed reply.

[Psyche]

Celastrina lavendularis limbata.

There is a bit of a white dot just visible on the antennal tip which indicates it is Celastrina.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CelastrinaLavendularis/CelastrinaLavendularis_GauravAgavekar_aa671.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/95_3956-252-54e36c807aedb-1.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

PS. Actually Udara also have a white spot at the tip although it appears faint.
The markings of C. lavendularis are heavier & the ground colour darker grey .
Compare this with Udara placidula below.
http://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForemic/Caterpillars%20Food/Philips%20pet%20Caterpillar/img27%20march%2055/Lycaenidae/butt/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%97% E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8 %99/Ly%20%20hs5sp/Sub_Polymmatinae/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E% E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8 %9A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E 0%B8%9A/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E% E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8 %9A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E 0%B8%9A%20(1).jpg

Many of the genera have similar markings on the underside.