Danum Valley - July 2013

**Psyche** · 01-Aug-2013, 11:38 PM

Post 3 No. 4 is not the female of A. epimuta.

FW spot 4 dislocated; HW spot 6 nearer spot 5 than cellend bar.
These combination of features indicate it is A. hypomuta.

HW basal spot in space 6 absent (possible).
Antenna tip broadly orange. Unfortunately valid examples of A. hypomuta do not show this.
http://malaysianinsects.web.fc2.com/...a-hypomuta.htm
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...0/Arhopola.jpg

Alternative pathway (assuming dark basal patch in FW space 1b) leads to A. belphoebe, which cannot be.

Tentative ID A. hypomuta.

TL Seow

PS. The remark about the female omeroda having well-defined spots alone may not be entirely right . Some variations is expected.
The FW subapical spots are also larger & the submarginal band broader & better defined than in ilira.

PS2. No other match possible for post 3 no. 4 .
Two other Bornean endemics A. dajagaka & baluensis have FW spot 4 in line & resembles A. amphimuta.
A. hypomuta deva from Brunei for comparison.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...aMFUpUnAC1.jpg

**budak** · 02-Aug-2013, 11:09 AM

Paralaxita damajani?

**Painted Jezebel** · 02-Aug-2013, 11:36 AM

Yes, the orange tipped antennae are odd! I have specimens taken there that are typical hypomuta, with the small spot at base of space 6, and their antennae show no sign of orange.

Only two Arhopala from me where I am having difficulty.

LD3) Using the keys, this comes out as A. agesilaus, but I could have gone wrong at no. 46!
LD4) Again, to me, this comes out to me as either A. amphimuta or A. baluensis. It was quite small.

Corrections greatly accepted.