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    Default The alea subgroup members.

    The alea subgroup comprise five species in Singapore.
    They are .A. sublustris, milleri, normani, phanda & aroa.

    The subgrop is very difficult to ID.
    Most features are variable & may be subjective.
    The observations below is based on valid examples in C&P4, Fleming, Otsuka & Yutaka.

    Two species are probably extinct in Singapore.

    A. phanda is idetifiable by the HW spots 6 & 7 forming a column.
    https://singapore.biodiversity.onlin...doptera-000442

    Arhopala aroa.
    This has the bands narrow so the markings are well-spaced.
    The HW spot 6 tapers markedly from top to bottom becoming more triangular.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ala-aroa-1.jpg
    Sunny actually shot one in which the HW spot 6 was almost triangular.
    This picture seem to be lost.
    Last edited by Psyche; 10-Jul-2023 at 12:14 PM.

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