An unusual Jamides from West Thailand

[Angiud]

An unusual (to me) because of the dark tone of blue of the upperside that attracted my attention.

considering the location, Thong Pha Phum, in the Kanchanaburi province, West Thailand, I have excluded few species present only in the Peninsula area.

Could it be J. caeruleus, or just elpis?


https://farm1.staticflickr.com/923/29708613848_40243d789e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MgfpS9)
Jamides sp.


Detail:

https://preview.ibb.co/dP1aOd/jamides_detail.png (https://ibb.co/mrXRUJ)

[Psyche]

The underside markings are typical J. elpis.
The different blue colour is likely some minor aberration of the reflective scales.


TL Seow: Cheers.
PS. Underside of a typical male J. caeruleus.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MCB-ltsw-Y/UzKCU4M-OkI/AAAAAAAANpM/YI0KPaisl4U/s1600/DSC_0723.JPG

PS2. Another variant of a male J. caeruleus.
Typically the striae are dark- shaded & poorly defined. The FW postdiscal band usually have a free hanging stria.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBJSb4uG2Go/WHeKLAsMStI/AAAAAAAAcUE/6vo_2wAdnyMaE5VIVFAwxhUPHIhjLzKswCLcB/s1600/DSC_2747.JPG

The darker blue & some shading of the white striae suggest J. caeruleus but the position of the straie are that of J. elpis.
Perhaps a hybrid.

[Angiud]

Thank you.

I knew was very hard to ID. I failed to catch it to get proper identification... Jamides are so skittish...