ID help needed

[Sailfish]

Thank you, Dr. Seow.

[Sailfish]

Dear Dr Seow,
Please could you help to verify and id the following butterfly species:

1) Arhopala athada athada?
Butt-id_2020.03.13-2.jpg

2) Flos anniella anniella?
Butt-id_2020.03.13.jpg

3) Arhopala abseus abseus?
Butt-id_2020.03.13-1.jpg

Thanks.

[Psyche]

They are all correct.


Flos anniella.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wTY6AgfYx...hBlue-JonS.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8gCOuev59...0/DSC_1343.JPG

Flos apidanus. Browner, red costa ;pale broad discal band with spots.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...AS_Khew_01.jpg


A. abseus.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/42722089694
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J0_eHhbc8...lt_Loke_01.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Sailfish]

Dear Dr Seow,
Thank you very much.

[Sailfish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Appreciate if you could id this Arhopala.
Thanks alot.

Butt-id_2020.05.12.jpg

[atronox]

It's Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta from the extra costal spot in space 11 on the forewing

[Sailfish]

Thanks Aaron.

[Sailfish]

Hi Dr Seow,
Appreciate your id.
Thanks.

Butt-id_2020.06.11.jpg

[Psyche]

Mycalesis visala.

The species can be very similar when taken in an unbalanced angle.

M. perseoides & visala have the white strae wider (thiker)

M. visala have the HW eyespots inner margins more regular & the dark ines with blunt teeth.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4MxrattN...lt_Loke_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg


M. perseoides ;HW inner margins of eyespots more irregular, jagged , the dark line have several teeth.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Sailfish]

Thank you.