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An unusual (to me) because of the dark tone of blue of the upperside that attracted my attention.
considering the location, Thong Pha Phum, in the Kanchanaburi province, West Thailand, I have excluded few species present only in the Peninsula area.
Could it be J. caeruleus, or just elpis?
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/923/2...243d789e_c.jpg
Jamides sp.
Detail:
https://preview.ibb.co/dP1aOd/jamides_detail.png
The underside markings are typical J. elpis.
The different blue colour is likely some minor aberration of the reflective scales.
TL Seow: Cheers.
PS. Underside of a typical male J. caeruleus.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MCB-ltsw...0/DSC_0723.JPG
PS2. Another variant of a male J. caeruleus.
Typically the striae are dark- shaded & poorly defined. The FW postdiscal band usually have a free hanging stria.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBJSb4uG2...0/DSC_2747.JPG
The darker blue & some shading of the white striae suggest J. caeruleus but the position of the straie are that of J. elpis.
Perhaps a hybrid.
Thank you.
I knew was very hard to ID. I failed to catch it to get proper identification... Jamides are so skittish...