Polyommatinae from Chiangmai Trip (7th -10th October 2019)

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

Would greatly appreciate your further help on the identification of the following Polyommatinae.



1. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927636038_0aac87d7e2_c_d.jpg

2. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927636123_ce8cf586fe_c_d.jpg

3. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48928170476_30737186da_c_d.jpg

4. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927635738_9277fe8a9f_c_d.jpg

5. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48928362987_511d61778e_c_d.jpg

6. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927635858_5268b90937_c_d.jpg


Regards,
Cheng Ai

[chengailim]

Please also identify the following 3 polyommatinae:



7. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927635518_986d9f82c2_c_d.jpg

8. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927635493_98f8aee122_c_d.jpg

9. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48927635793_d1db868397_c_d.jpg

Many thanks again



Regards
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

1 & 2 Anthene emolus ;Dark spot on HW inner margin.
https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Anthene%20emolus%20001a.jpg

3. Prosotas nora tail is broken.

4.Zizina otis; The placement of HW spot 6 & 7,one above the other is characteristic. Correction: Bothrinia chennellii.
https://www.jamiun.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MG_7349watermarksmall.jpg

5.Petrelaea dana ;Two dark tornal spots
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dingy_Lineblue_Petrelaea_dana_UN_Yeoor_SGNP_b y_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCF0739_(14).jpg

6. Acytolepis puspa; HW with a small triangular spot at the base of space 7. FW postdiscal spots 3, 4, 7 5 widely separated from others & spot 4 perpendicular to spots 3 & 5.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beautiful_bugs/23325907185
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/262577

Post 2.

7 . Prosotas lutea ;HW with large dark marginal spot in space 6.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Prosotas%20lutea%20sivoka/Prosotas-lutea-sivoka-Banded-Lineblue-Sunny.jpg

8. Acytolepis puspa.

9. Acytolepis lilacea HW with tiny spot at base of space 7.FW postdiscal spots more regularly placed. Correction: Monodontides musina.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/97_45963-300-5d99bdc1238c6-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/184_45838-357-5d95f8842426d-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Thank you very much, Dr Seow.

[Banded Yeoman]

Dr Seow, some amendments I'd like to suggest:

Post 1, no 4)
Bothrinia chennellii celastroides
Much larger species and distinctive.

Post 2, no. 9)
Monodontides musina musinoides
Another distinctive species; note the sub-basal spot in HW space 1b.

[Psyche]

Dr Seow, some amendments I'd like to suggest:

Post 1, no 4)
Bothrinia chennellii celastroides
Much larger species and distinctive.

Post 2, no. 9)
Monodontides musina musinoides
Another distinctive species; note the sub-basal spot in HW space 1b.


You are right on both counts.


No. 4 did not look right as Zizina otis.
I do not have Pisuth 's book for a quick check.
It would be quite tedious to go through genus by genus from Yutaka.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80680010.html


Post 2, no. 9. I recall another genus with a basal spot in space 7 but not sure which.
Again quite tedious to check through as Yutaka provide no image of this species.
The basal spot in space 7 is larger in Acytolepis.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wheu_0qFcfQ/WrruhrCpHZI/AAAAAAAAePA/j-qNm2ODSMkNh3sWLn5FKO_zyeqXT03zQCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_5873.JPG


If you already figure out the species , go ahead & post it.
Don't wait for me to figure it out.
I work it through methodically but skipping a step usually result in an error as here.


TL Seow ;Cheers.