Number: 50
Family: Lycaeniidae
Sub-Family: Polyommatiinae
Sub-Family: Polyommatiinae
Species: Jamides bochus bochus (Stoll, [1782])
Common name(s): The Dark Caerulean
Photography location: Hanoi
A female Jamides bochus
The commonest Jamides species in Vietnam, even recorded in urban wastelands (Hanoi).
A male Jamides bochus
In flight, the intense iridescent blue exposed on the upperside wings is magnificent
Female, same specimen than above
The male is dark metallic blue above on both wings, whereas the female is paler blue with prominent marginal spots on the hindwings
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