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Silverstreak
07-Mar-2009, 09:30 PM
Here is a guide to the ID of these two almost looks alike species

Key Identification features of the Jamides elpis pseudelpis Glistering Cerulean and Jamides caeruleus caeuruleus Sky Blue are as annotated .

In our recent investigation they can be present at the same location and share the same hostplant.

butterfly_effect
07-Mar-2009, 09:38 PM
Thanks for the charts and arrows Sunny... it certainly beats using my Dad's magnifying read glass on CP4! :)

atronox
08-Mar-2009, 02:37 AM
Does that mean that our previous J. caeruleus may well be J.elpis all along?