A. amphimuta vs A. major

[Rustic]

The two looked identical. According to C&P4, their difference is at the upperside. do we have the upperside to confirm the identification?

Jason's A. amphimuta


Simon's A. major

[Elbowed Pierrot]

here is another, shot in KB.. me getting confused with the Arhopala genus



perhaps khew can show us the light

[Commander]

here is another, shot in KB.. me getting confused with the Arhopala genus

perhaps khew can show us the light

Heh... no such luck. This is the most difficult genus to tackle, and even C&P4 does not show upperside/underside, male/female for all the species. So it's going to be difficult going. I have roughly ID'ed at least 15 species of Arhopala, but can never be sure.

[Rustic]

All look similar (ie. Sime, KB, USR).
And, C&P4 said that both just as common.

[Commander]

All look similar (ie. Sime, KB, USR).
And, C&P4 said that both just as common.

Not only these two. There're more which are only marginally different.

[Elbowed Pierrot]

these 2 have similar markings

whereas this have a slightly different markings on the edges of the hindwings

[Commander]

Again, the advice is to look at the key in C&P4. Not easy though - it's like winding thru' a maze. What seems different in certain species are considered "variations" whereas in other species, they are the characteristic ID features. So you gotta remove C&P4 from its doorstop function and read it!

Take a look at the shot on my website of Arhopala epimuta. Slight differences, but if you don't compare with another, can easily be confused.

[Green Baron]

The two looked identical. According to C&P4, their difference is at the upperside. do we have the upperside to confirm the identification?

Jason's A. amphimuta


Simon's A. major

In the first place do we know which is which ? How do Jason and Simon arrived at the ID These two are very similar and impossible to ID unless you have a photo of the upperside.

Khew,
Maybe you can post of photo of upper and underside of your set specimens.

[Elbowed Pierrot]

In the first place do we know which is which ? How do Jason and Simon arrived at the ID These two are very similar and impossible to ID unless you have a photo of the upperside.

Khew,
Maybe you can post of photo of upper and underside of your set specimens.

good question. thats the reason for this post