Help with ID

[Cruiser]

Need help with these Arhopala, thanks in advance :-)

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[Commander]

2nd shot should be Arhopala aurea. :)

[Psyche]

1. A. major major.

2. As Khew had indicated, A. aurea.

3. A. sublustris ridleyi
(The very narrow borders on both wings & shape of HW spot 6 ruled A. athada. )

Key line 133: male FW border a thread not increasing at apex; HW blue reaches termen in space 6(uppermost here.)
134 : male blue without a violet tinge.
135: male upperside bright glistening blue.
Note HW spot 6 is variable in shape in this species but is curved on the outside , wider at the top.

4. A. epimuta epiala. Not tornal white dot.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Peacock Royal]

Allow me to post my shots here (taken at the same location today)
1. I don't think BJ has shot this individual specimen (I was at a distance behind him) - due to size and the hindwing shape (more oval or less rounded), quite reluctant to id this as A. major major . I guess it is A. amphimuta amphimuta.
2. Same specimen as BJ's - A. sublustris ridleyi

[Psyche]

Post 4.
1. is still A. major.
The HW postdiscal spot in space 1b is J-shaped (V-shaped in amphimuta.)
The HW spots in space 7 (uppermost are all rather small (usually rather large in amphimuta. )

2. is A. sublustris.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Cruiser]

thanks Khew and Dr. Seow for the ID and keys.

[Cruiser]

Fed, the 1st and last pics were shot last week at SICC actually.