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DaveChiangMai
30-Jun-2018, 07:03 PM
I am reviewing all my "hedge blues" from old as for sure some are misidentified. I have copious notes gathered from ButterflyCircle which assist greatly, but these few are causing problems. Some feedback appreciated please.

Image 1. Photographed on Doi Inthanon, n Thailand. This looks like Udara albocaerulea, but I would not have expected to see sub-marginal lines on the hindwing.
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Image 2. Photographed on Doi Lang, n Thailand. No real idea on this one.
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Image 3. Photographed Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai. Possibly Udara dilecta, but the spots on the leading edge of the hindwing look too large for this species
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Psyche
30-Jun-2018, 09:19 PM
1. Typical U. dilecta. HW small spots . spot 7 not darker than the rest.
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Udara%20dilecta%208909-001a.jpg

2, There is a small spot at the base of space 7, seen in Acytolepis & Oreolyce.
This is Oreolyce archena.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreolyce_archena#/media/File:OArchenaMaleUpUnAC1.jpg
Note matching upperside & credcentic HW spot 7.

3. Probably Udara rona Sundaland.
Un with submarginal lunules & HW spot 7 not darker.
http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot.com/2015/06/udara-rona-catius-fruhstorfer.html

Udara placidula have spot 7 much darker .
https://www.jamiun.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5508watermarksmall.jpg

Celastrina is aimilar but like U. placidula have spot 7 darker.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/95_3955-998-54e3697c391f7-1.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celastrina_argiolus_iynteana#/media/File:CelastrinaArgiolusIynteanaMFUpUnAC1.jpg

U. albocaerulea have no submarginal lunules & whitish see-thru on FW.
https://d1k5w7mbrh6vq5.cloudfront.net/images/cache/ac/6c/d5/ac6cd5b07e61a50c0c738a581f02cbc3.jpg

Yutaka surprisingly does not include both species in his list.

TL Seow: Cheers.

DaveChiangMai
01-Jul-2018, 01:19 PM
Many thanks for this. Could explain why I was having so many issues matching these!
I suppose not included on current Thai lists as no specimens.
Though I would have thought Oreolyce archena should be on Yutaka website as known from Vietnam.