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Alan Yip
06-Dec-2016, 07:45 PM
1. Dairy Farm, Singapore
Blue Brownwing?

https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5752/31412280396_7bd0cdfdca_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PRN9zj)Blue Brownwing 20141202 DSC_5042 (https://flic.kr/p/PRN9zj) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

2. Dairy Farm, Singapore
Blue Brownwing?
https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5730/31078574890_276b91e448_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PmiPy7)Blue Brownwing 20141201 DSC_4705 (https://flic.kr/p/PmiPy7) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

3. Hainan, China
Miletus chinensis or Miletus mallus
https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5670/31412282186_03fa8a36ec_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PRNa7b)Brownie 20131226 DSC_7650 (https://flic.kr/p/PRNa7b) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5811/31412282996_4e4217d132_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PRNam9)Brownie 20131226 DSC_7404 (https://flic.kr/p/PRNam9) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

4.Chiang Mai Thailand
Miletus sp.?
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5775/31304645072_6978475e7a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PGhukS)20160402 DSC_7620 (https://flic.kr/p/PGhukS) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5706/31413500736_39672bd208_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PRUpkE)20160329 DSC_7620 (https://flic.kr/p/PRUpkE) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

5. Gopeng, Malaysia
Amblypodia anita?
https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5564/31078533500_b5c6207360_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PmiBfu)紫昂灰蝶 20160717 DSC_3240 (https://flic.kr/p/PmiBfu) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

6. Gopeng, Malaysia
Dacalana sinhara?
https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5740/31240590531_ce7fcd1044_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PACcae)Dacalana 达灰蝶屬 (https://flic.kr/p/PACcae) by Alan Yip (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/), 於 Flickr

Psyche
06-Dec-2016, 10:19 PM
1 & 2 Miletus biggsii male & female.

In M. symethus the FW postdiscal spots are vague & the apices of both wings shaded with white.
Female.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X-8RViE_q5o/UKSAu1WRjoI/AAAAAAAAIjo/xIuoFchZqP4/s1600/BiggsBrownie-KohCH.jpg

Very difficult between M. mallus & chinensis.
.M. mallus. markings faint, faded on the FW; strong dark shading on the HW postdiscal band; mid termen marginal area of both wings shaded deeper brown.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Miletus_mallus#/media/File:MiletusMallusMallusMFUpUnRDK1.jpg
http://www.ksl-auction.com/auction.cgi?acc=disp&no=1423741623&t=1346208213

3 M. mallus.male.

M. chinensis. Markings better defined; HW dark shading absent or light; mid termen marginal area barely shaded deeper brown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miletus_chinensis#/media/File:MiletusChinensisLearchusMFUpUnAC1.jpg

4. female M. chinensis.

It is almost impossible to separate A, anita & narada based on the underside.
A. narada; usually have heavy black speckles.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_narada#/media/File:AmblypodiaNaradaTaooanaMUpUnAC1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/3106582961_85b2c316c8.jpg

A. anita. often light coloured.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_anita#/media/File:AmblypodiaAnitaThaiMFUpUnAC1.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/624/Amblypodia-anita

5. Likely A. anita.

6. Dalacana vidura.

D. sinhara : Orange patch obliterates the black line nearby.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/455/18873223463_c9bc55a495_c.jpg

TL Seow:Cheers.

Alan Yip
07-Dec-2016, 05:50 PM
Noted and thank you Dr. Seow

Psyche
07-Dec-2016, 07:36 PM
I just noticed 4 comprised two different individuals.
The 1st is a female.
The 2nd with the long abdomen & claspers is a male.

The maleM. chinensis may variably shows a bit of whitish shading at the FW cellend.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc2/80210010.html
(In any case the HW does not match any other species in the region.)

TL Seow: Cheers.