Arhopala ID please.

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

Could you please help ID this Arhopala please? It was taken in Panti, Johor.


26142ARA

Thanks,
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

Arhopala norda ronda.
Upperside male with broad border.
Underside HW faint white spot on tornal cilia; V spot in space 1b well-shaped.

Four similar species .

A. HW with a white tornal spot on the cilia ( may be difficult to see in worn specimen or low-res pix).

A1. A. moolaiana ;HW V spot very fat.UpF with narrow border in the male.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/travels/lycaenidae/arhopalamoolaiana.v.jpg

A2 A. norda ; HW with v spot narrow ,well-formed. UpF male with broad border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qWQahWRmjRU/VSKLyEQwsQI/AAAAAAAAUw0/-8OH11UQcLY/s1600/DSC_0077-001.JPG


B. HW without a white spot on tornal cilia.

B1. A. amphimuta : HW with V spot well formed with equal arms ;UpF male with narrow border.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J9Xmngyim6A/UZiTd2FbmPI/AAAAAAAAKLU/giYImR17uDw/s1600/HFH+4500+Arhopala+amphimuta+amphimuta.jpg

B2. A major: HW with V spot irregular, arms unequal or distorted; UpF male with broad border.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adki2BwuGB8/UI4ojBP68rI/AAAAAAAAPh4/8q2v0-9LU-k/s1600/Amajor_adult_Ellen_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvsVe5vIRjM/US-H3c21qWI/AAAAAAAAT2E/JQfQDuEggWw/s1600/A_major_adult_Jonathan_01.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Thank you so much, Dr Seow.