Butterflies of Sabah (May 2023)

[Psyche]

6. Very likely Celastrina algernoni.
Submarginal spots well-developed & continuous.
HW spot 7 black ,darker than the other postdiscal spots.
HW marginal spots 2, 3, & 6 larger than the rest.
http://www17.plala.or.jp/jamides/Lyc...elastrina.html

See also Otsuka's Borneo Lycaenids L97.

[Psyche]

7. Female Miletus symethus.
Several species are very similar on the undersides eg, .M gaesa, boisduvali, biggsii.
M. symethus is IDed by.
FW apex lighter, similarly HW apex is broadly lighter.
HW postdiscal spots with inner margins dark shaded.
HW mid-termen brown shaded.
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...etus-symethus/



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