Posies mating

Chun, I certainly know that about the tiny little differences ;-)... In the European Lycaenidae you also often need DNA or genital dissection for proper ID. And in this case it would not even make sense to add Drupadia cf. ravinda, so I would go with the genus name only.

Bayucca's suggestion - Drupadia ravindra, looks similar to this but I am not going to agree nor disagree with that ID. Lycaenidae butterflies are really tough to identify because so many species look almost alike each other. Just a tiny difference in it's wing patterns may prove it to be a different species.

Interesting butterfly photo.

Based on the markings I think it might be Drupadia ravindra and not Drupadia theda. http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Drupadia_ravindra_moorei http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/Mt%20Kinabalu/Mar2012/800/Poringposy2.jpg Theda should have an "empty" "L" on the hindwing and broader "stripes" on the forewing compared to Ravinda. https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/8537350873/ http://www.samuibutterflies.com/expeditions/lycaenidae/drupadiatheda/ What do you guys think?

Drupadia genus. Can't confirm the exact species.