Blue for ID.

[Silverstreak]

Shot this DKW(Dun Know What) Blue....anyone wanna attempt an educated ID base on these 3 shots!!.... please do explain why you think so.:)

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[Banded Yeoman]

Dark caerulean mate with an arhopala or flos?:hmmm:
(I might be right.:) )

[Banded Yeoman]

The hindwing spots resemble a dc's spots, and markings could be from an aropala/flos. Butterfly cross breed? How big was it?

[Silverstreak]

Noted your educated guess Jonathan. It is the size of a Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue)

First time I heard of crossed-bred between Jamides and Arhopalas/Flos.:bsmile:

:thinking: Is it genetically possible? I also dunno! :bsmile:

Any other taker??

[Wanderer]

beats me. how many more UFOs do u have, sunny? :bsmile:
and seriously, it cant be a cross breed.

[Silverstreak]

It is a Jamides(male), it was in the company of other male Jamides bochus nabonassar (Dark Caerulean, 雅灰蝶), and observed in "aerial dogfights"" with other males.

Both forewing and hindwing striae are aberrated , but conforming to the general layout of the Dark Caerulean. The upper wings marking is similar to a Male 'Dark Caerulean.

It is most likely an aberrant of a Jamides bochus nabonassar

:cheers:

[atronox]

OMG, that's pretty interesting, when i first saw it, i thought the wing shape looked like a Miletinae.:grin2:

[Silverstreak]

Aaron,

Its wings was retracted down to present a smaller surface to the gusty condition. A number of blues do this to prevent themselves from being blown off their perch.