ID REeview for Lycaenidae

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Dear Dr. Seow sir,

I am posting images of some lycaenidae butterflies for id review and corrections.

Thank you in advance.

Catochrysops panormus

Keys collected from this forum: FW black spot near to postdiscal band ; FW submarginal spots, somewhta angled and forms a zigzag band.


a). Tentative ID: Catochrysops panormus

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b). Tentative ID: Catochrysops panormus

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c). Tentative ID: Catochrysops strabo

Keys cllected from this forum: FW black spot midway between band & cell-end bar ; FW submarginal spots form a continuous dark band.

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2. Tentative ID: Jamides caeruleus

Keys matches? collected from this forum:
Darker greyish-brown ground colour ; FW postdiscal band dislocated , the lowest stria looks hangs free in the middle of the band.
Pehaps a Male with FW striae in lower part blue-tinted?
UnH overall striae very thin & looks straight ; 2nd stria in space 7 nearer or aligned with 3rd stria in cell.

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3. Tentative ID: Jamides elpis / Jamides caeruleus, Female?

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Atanu Bora (Saffron)
Cheers:cheers:

[Psyche]

As IDed.
a C, panormus.
b.C. panormus.
c. C. strabo

C. panormus; FW costal spot close to postdiscal band. Submarginal spots lunules or chevrons.
Male upperside with silvery veins.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CatochrysopsPanormus/Catochrysops%20panormus_MilindBhakare_al137.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CatochrysopsPanormus/Catochrysops%20panormus_MilindBhakare_al136.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/92_5388-843-5529109be2e8a-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/92_5388-843-5529109be2e8a-1.jpg


C. strabo FW costal spot far from postdiscal band (variable). FW submarginal spots forms a regular band with margins mostly level.
Male upperside without the veins silvery.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CatochrysopsStrabo/CatochrysopsStrabo_MilindBhakare_am879.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CatochrysopsStrabo/CatochrysopsStrabo_MilindBhakare_am877.jpg

With the costal spot nearer postdiscal band (resembles some examples of C. panormus)
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/622_23749-254-5a4f9bc68a8e7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/622_23750-39-5a4f9c40eb74d-1.jpg

With costal spot missing.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/118_18000-648-59005faf9d46b-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/118_18003-263-59006067e5a07-1.jpg

[Psyche]

2 & 3 Jamides caeruleus male & female.

J. caeruleus; FW Male underside darkish, striae often less sharp.
FW last white stria of postdiscal band hangs free or nearly so.
HW 2nd stria in space 7 nearer to the 3rd stria in the cell.
Male Thailand.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jamides-caeruleus-1.jpg
Male P. Malaysia.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/still-air/32942723016
Female Singapore.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Jamides%20caeruleus%20caeruleus/Skyblue%20-%20Horace%20Tan.jpg


Jamides elpis. Underside white striae usually sharp.
FW last stria of postdiscal band attached to the inner margin.
HW 2nd stria in space 7 closer to the 2nd stria in the cell.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/97_591-45-5437f97cf3608-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/435_19070-969-597375449507b-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/709_39652-701-5cb97f4b0d55b-1.jpg


This one is actually J. caeruleus. Upperside FW bluer with broader black border. (note HW 2nd stria in space 7 is only midway between 2nd & 3rd stria in the cell).
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/JamidesElpis/JamidesElpis_RohanLovalekar_ag624.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Saffron]

Thank you so much sir for guiding me so well through this forum. Slowly I am learning and building my knowledge on the identification of these rather confusing species.

All credit goes to this valuable forum and without doubt you, Seow sir. You are a great support and wish you good health always.



Atanu Bora (Saffron)
Cheers:cheers: