Request for identification

[Saffron]

Dear Dr. Seow sir
I hope everyone in this forum are healthy and safe as always
I have the following species for identification
All are from Meghalaya...

1. Flos areste??

26319

26322


2. Atrophaneura aidoneus or varuna??

26320


3. Arhopala??

26321

Thank you in advance...

[Psyche]

1. Yes , Flos areste is right.

This & A. adriana are very similar .The area where the tail is ,is torn off.

Flos areste :Tailless;FW postdiscal band outer margin stepped (90 degree).
HW apical area dark-shaded to the margin in space 5, 6, & a bit of 7.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/137_6336-680-55532e1e09eae-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/135_15140-746-5820c857529f9-1.jpg

A. adriana:Tailed. FW postdiscal band with a sharp notched (80 degree) at vein 5.
HW apical area not noticeably darkened.
Dark shading largely in space 5 & not reaching the apical margin.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/137_6337-422-55532f292fa30-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/287_27394-806-5ab9354a97b48-1.jpg


2. Atrophaneura varuna. UnF cell area darker than the rest.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/271_5305-899-55267090bb26b-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/240_7576-972-55be49cfa17d3-1.jpg

Atrophaneura aidoneus. UnF of uniform pale bluish grey.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/97_57848-36-5ebf411edce52-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_79/1078354eb8ebd7bb4e.jpg

[Psyche]

3. Probably Arhopala bazalus, very worn.
The FW band appear very broad but that is due to some mark outside the band.
FW band is dislocated at vein 4.
FW cellspots with some metallic highlight.
HW spot 6 strongly notched on the outside . spot 5 also appeared to be notched.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/106_37267-812-5c14fc67af95f-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Saffron]

Thank you so much Dr. Seow sir...
The most confusing one was the Arhopala...
Cheers

[Saffron]

Dr. Seow sir, can you please share the id pointers for Atrophaneura varuna and aidoneus on the upper wings...
Yhank you in advance

[Psyche]

Atrophaneura varuna asterion.
Male :UpF blue black with the basal zone darker ; UpH centrally darker.
HW scent fold strongly triangular.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/95_4196-10-54eab76e90516-1.jpg
Female with a whitish area on the lower margin.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/AtrophaneuraVaruna/03AtrophaneuraVaruna_KrushnameghKunte_aq005.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/233_4244-525-54ec4d3e56cd8-1.jpg


Atrophaneura aidoneus
Male Upperside uniformly blue black or paler.
HW male scentfold margin smoothly curved.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_79/1078354eb8ed70dfa8.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/95_4190-450-54eaadab52c5d-1.jpg
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/expeditions/papilionidae/atrophaneuraaidoneus/
Female ;Upperside uniformly bluish grey brown without a whitish patch on FW lower margin.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/94_10820-523-56a865a8bf713-1.jpg


Mis-IDed.
The shape of the HW scentfold identified this below as an A. aidoneus male.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/184_45115-33-5d89cb1f40bfa-1.jpg



TL Seow : Cheers.

[Saffron]

Thank you so very much Dr. Seow sir...
It is indeed very helpful...i realise there has been a lot of confusion over the identification of these two species...
After your guidance, now i am sure that i can identify them very easily without any confusion...