1. is Arhopala pseudomuta.
The small spot above the central cell-spot is missing (which sometimes happened). The rest of the pattern is typical.
(After going thru another request, I realised you thought this looks somewhat like A. alitaeus with its more rounded spots & purplish tone. Possibly there is a hybrid element in this one. The colour tone may be due to wb imbalance. A. pseudomuta sometimes have a slight purplish tone. However, if the striae of the hindwing submarginal band are weak & faded compared to those around the spots(not always true) it is A. pseudomuta even if it has some hybrid blood. Addendum: If it does look like the typical A. alitaeus you shot before, leave it as A. pseudomuta. )
2. I have a strong feeling you do have a male Jamides pura here.
Not only are the hindwing striae perfectly aligned (as in most examples of J. pura) but the white striae are very broad.
Here is a local male J. celeno for comparison. http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
To confirm I need to see the outer margin of the forewing, whether there is a black border or not. (J. pura have no black border.)
I have been trying to correlate whether all with thick white striae are J. pura, but no pic of upperside have been posted.
TL Seow
Last edited by Psyche; 03-Aug-2012 at 08:58 AM.
Reason: coorection/addendum
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