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Chestnut Bob
23-May-2017, 10:19 PM
I shot this in Gua Tempurung. Is it Amblypodia narada or A. anita? Thanks in advance Dr. Seow!
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Psyche
24-May-2017, 12:17 AM
The upperside at once ID'ed this as A. narada.
Male purple blue with FW black border increasing towards the apex.
Male A. anita purple with an even FW black border.

The undersides of the 2 species can be very confusingly similar.

A. narada ;Underside HW discal line usually an even curve after vein 1b to the inner margin.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/travels/lycaenidae/amblypodianarada.mr.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Pi-sS2yL4Q/ViuD-sG8X8I/AAAAAAAASFw/OBbWx3hJe0w/s1600/HFH_3569-Blue%2BLeaf%2BBlue%2B%2528Amblypodia%2Bnarada%2Bta ooana%2529.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cxXh1pjaROY/VHHlTcGpdkI/AAAAAAAARXc/4qUafF-bIDo/s1600/DSC_0338.JPG
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/travels/lycaenidae/amblypodianarada.mv.jpg
Example in which the line make a slight angle to the inner margin. (as in your shot.)
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_narada#/media/File:AmblypodiaNaradaTaooanaMUpUnAC1.jpg

A. anita HW discal usually angulated & or cut inwards after vein 1b, to the inner margin.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Sc89d_rH-Q/WRxLrpt1G4I/AAAAAAAAMDE/sZiDJLxAzZUjAvl2lf5nBQaJ24IUXbE0wCLcB/s1600/Amblypodia%2Banita%2BTT2.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fXObNv8PZ1A/VSCdtAq6q7I/AAAAAAAAREQ/U6xuuu39aQU/s1600/HFH_9884%2BPurple%2BLeaf%2BBlue%2B(Amblypodia%2Ban ita%2Banita).jpg
http://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Amblypodia-anita-1080x675.jpg
Example in which the HW dark line is only angled in ,rather similar to A. narada.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_anita#/media/File:AmblypodiaAnitaThaiMFUpUnAC1.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

Chestnut Bob
24-May-2017, 01:56 AM
Thank you so much Dr. Seow!