Please help in ID

[Pixar]

Hi,

Could anyone help to ID this....

Shot in Ubin.

[Commander]

That's a male Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus), very common on Butterfly Hill on Pulau Ubin.

Check out the earlier threads where some of our members have also shot this species. You got a nice upperside shot of it, although I would have preferred to have the eyes of the butt sharp and not out of focus.

Nice shot, nevertheless.

[Pixar]

Thanks SK.

Will try harder to get a better shot.

Btw how do you id if its gender?

Rgds.

[Commander]

Well, besides having studied butterflies for about 40 years , I also refer to some good books around. One of which is "Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula by Corbet & Pendlebury Edition 4".

Females of this particular species have broad borders on the wings, unlike the males.

[Pixar]

Wow... 40yrs... thats even before I come to this world....


Is there an good website for ID purposes?

[Commander]

Ya... I'm already.

Go to the top bar of this forum page, and click on "Checklist", which is found between "Home" and "User CP".