Psyche
09-Sep-2015, 07:09 PM
Jamides celeno & pura are near identical on the undersides.
Jamides pura is much rarer & is a forest species.
It may still be extant in Singapore.
The pic below was taken in 2009 & suggest a female J. pura.
The features which suggest J. pura are:
1. The FW is not so strongly convex as in J. celeno female.
2. The two silvery sidebars on the HW black spot are equally long, whereas in celeno they are short or only long on one side.
http://s255.photobucket.com/user/log1t3ch/media/DSC_3862b.jpg.html
Examples of J. celeno females.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Jamides%20celeno%20aelianus/Common%20Caerulean%20-%20Khew.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5K1bEsz8TPs/VLI6EeCi_kI/AAAAAAAAQzs/jXcy0hOy9pg/s1600/HFH_6551-Jamides-celeno.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3kPS5lnuXw/T5wAnibp-zI/AAAAAAAAFwI/RKI_1rtiRx0/s1600/DSC5389+Common+Caerulean.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jamides_celeno_aelianus#/media/File:JamidesCelenoAelianusMFUpUnAC1.jpg
J. pura. long silvery sidebars on the black spot & female with less convex FWs.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_7/a-29245.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jamides_pura_tenus#/media/File:JamidesPuraTenusMFUpUnAC1.jpg
Male pura with upperside confirmation ,Malaya.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cdTLzHI39w/U0o9K9A5C1I/AAAAAAAAN3U/w6UbIKJHNIM/s1600/DSC_0122.JPG
Probable female pura, Panti.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/14239610788_5965d57a1b_c.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Jamides pura is much rarer & is a forest species.
It may still be extant in Singapore.
The pic below was taken in 2009 & suggest a female J. pura.
The features which suggest J. pura are:
1. The FW is not so strongly convex as in J. celeno female.
2. The two silvery sidebars on the HW black spot are equally long, whereas in celeno they are short or only long on one side.
http://s255.photobucket.com/user/log1t3ch/media/DSC_3862b.jpg.html
Examples of J. celeno females.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Jamides%20celeno%20aelianus/Common%20Caerulean%20-%20Khew.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5K1bEsz8TPs/VLI6EeCi_kI/AAAAAAAAQzs/jXcy0hOy9pg/s1600/HFH_6551-Jamides-celeno.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3kPS5lnuXw/T5wAnibp-zI/AAAAAAAAFwI/RKI_1rtiRx0/s1600/DSC5389+Common+Caerulean.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jamides_celeno_aelianus#/media/File:JamidesCelenoAelianusMFUpUnAC1.jpg
J. pura. long silvery sidebars on the black spot & female with less convex FWs.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_7/a-29245.jpg
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jamides_pura_tenus#/media/File:JamidesPuraTenusMFUpUnAC1.jpg
Male pura with upperside confirmation ,Malaya.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cdTLzHI39w/U0o9K9A5C1I/AAAAAAAAN3U/w6UbIKJHNIM/s1600/DSC_0122.JPG
Probable female pura, Panti.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/14239610788_5965d57a1b_c.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.