Request for ID for some Blues

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Got them in a recent trip. Being a hot day, most of the butterflies were basking and could not get the underside of many. Kindly help in IDing them.

1.
27520

2.
27521

3.
27522

4. Arhopala athada?
27523

5. Arhopala singla?
27524

Thanks in advance.

[Psyche]

This is too difficult trying to ID Lycaenids from the upperside.

1. & 2 are probably the male & female of Sinthusa chandrana or 2 is a male Sinthusa virgo.



http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/682/Sinthusa-chandrana

http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83880001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/1145/Sinthusa-virgo


3 Unknown.


4 & 5. Arhopala eumophus.

The FW spot 4 is shifted outwards from the band.
On the HW postdiscal spot 6 have its outer margin notched.

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2116/Arhopala-eumolphus
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/30007532d670626946.jpg


A. singla is very similar but the HW is heavily variegated.
The postdiscal spots are joined by the discal & cell spots to form a 'V'.
In A. eumolphus the discal is a separated small spot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2139/Arhopala-singla
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/86/c3/3b86c3ca6bb7ded607916b7a20875e1a.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

Correction

1. is male Iraota rochana. double short tails.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2929/Iraota-rochana


2. Female Sinthusa chandrana. Single longer tail.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83870010.html


3. Probably Hypolycaena.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83630001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. No 3 is probably Hypolycaena erylus, which is common here.

[Psyche]

Thanks a lot Dr. Seow. No 3 is probably Hypolycaena erylus, which is common here.


Quite agreed.
There is actually a field shot (which I did not noticed earlier)at the bottom of the webpage showing a male with the brilliant purple costa.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4i/83640010.html




TL Seow: Cheers.