An unusual Jamides from West Thailand

[Psyche]

The underside markings are typical J. elpis.
The different blue colour is likely some minor aberration of the reflective scales.


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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.