ID help

[anuramsh]

Hi Dr Seow,

ID help requested for this sighting by my friend at Bukit Timah summit in Singapore today. I am unable to match with any in the current SG listing .

Thanks in advance
Ramesh

[Psyche]

Nacaduba sanaya elioti.

The distorted wingshape cause the spots to be exaggerated.

Jamides bochus looks similar but all Jamides in Singapore have the HW discal (central) band forms a spike at the lower end near the inner margin.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyCsM/TP5k-lqNCEI/AAAAAAAAJEY/zWuPLKl8KOo/s1600/JB_Female_1A.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamides_bochus#/media/File:Dark_cerulean_(Jamides_bochus_bochus)_undersi de_Godavari.jpg

The female Ionolyce helicon have a similar FW postdiscal band which is serially dislocated, but have an extra band.
Singapore.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tCoAYTboNg/UKjT1dUbUHI/AAAAAAAAHS4/um95Y_-F404/s1600/HFH0261+Pointed+Line+Blue+(female).jpg

Nacaduba hermus have the FW postdiscal band hardly dislocated, metallic scales on the black spot & some noticeable dark striae within the bands.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EvYfAiVFYgQ/V0t61nHlERI/AAAAAAAAZ68/f1VbV4iq48sTWD0yjzPfbrHqrnpIdFitgCLcB/s1600/DSC_1760.JPG

Two males of N. sanaya ,Singapore.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XEY63bA0JPA/UrRJN5MTKUI/AAAAAAAAM-8/MvgQVQTQHKk/s1600/HFH_0286+Nacaduba+sanaya+elioti.jpg
https://wingscales.com/content/record/410-1-e0bfc.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[anuramsh]

Thanks Dr Seow.