Assistance to ID Sunbeam Butterflies Taken at Northern Thailand

[David Chan]

Dear Dr Seow,

Appreciate if you could kindly help to ID these 4 Sunbeams.

Pic 1 25333

Pic 2 25334

Pic 3 25335

Pic 4 25336

Thanks a lot.

Best regards,
David Chan

[Psyche]

They are terribly difficult to ID correctly.
1 UNdoubted Curetis acuta.
dsf angular HW; FW with apex pointed, falcate. Un. with band running from top to bottom.
C. acuta.
dsf
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/822_26308-187-5a98fce41ddc4-1.jpg
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/plog-content/images/butterfliesbrnbspnbspnbsplycaenidae-the-blues-br/subfamily-curetinae-brnbspnbspnbsp-genus-curetis---the-sunbeams/angled_sunbeam_1_tenzing_bhutia_3.jpg
wsf.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/224_2630-326-549b063846be3-1.jpg

2. should be C. santana
HW with submarginal marks in space 6 & 7 completely dislocated.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKEt0LWyTZk/TedMeodZvJI/AAAAAAAALBw/ztO0xlQMXdk/s1600/MS_adult_Loke_01.jpg

3. should be Curetis bulis.
HW with the postdiscal marks in space 6 tuck under the mark in space 7.
Submarginal marks in space 6 & 7 aligned.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/7093489197_179a52def1_c.jpg
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Butterflies%20of%20China/11_Lycaenidae/Curetis%20bulis/070501031B.jpg

4.Probably wsf C. acuta.
HW with prominwnt submarginal fascia extending down ; postdiscal marks in space 6 & 7 aligned.
HW shape more rectangular.;FW apex slightly falcate.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[David Chan]

Dear Dr Seow,

Yes, they are extremely hard to ID. Thanks a lot for the pointers.

Best regards,
David Chan