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DaveChiangMai
18-Mar-2018, 04:58 PM
Photographed at Chiang Dao, n Thailand.

I assume from the rather straight outer discal bands that this is A. atrax.
Would that be correct please?

25048

Psyche
18-Mar-2018, 06:07 PM
A. atrax. The FW postdiscal bnad is lunulate & not dislocated; likewise the HW bnad from spot 2 to spot 5 are fairly in line.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ArhopalaAtrax/ArhopalaAtrax_MilindBhakare_am993.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arhopala_atrax#/media/File:AtraxMFUpUn_624_AC1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

DaveChiangMai
18-Mar-2018, 06:50 PM
Many thanks for the confirmation.