Lesse Grass Blue, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

I'm not sure what this butterfly is, I've been going through a few Sri Lankan butterfly books, including one by Van Der Poorten. I have a feeling that it's a species of grass blue, maybe a lesser grass blue. But I can't be sure. The markings on the hind wings are slightly different and throwing me off.

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Elaphrornis

Green Fly

Looks rather like one of the grass blues (Zizeeria, Zizina, Zizula), perhaps Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis) but I am puzzled by the question mark like spot on cell CuA2 on the hind wing. (I actually wrote this without reading your description - really! - so it's interesting we came to the same conclusion. Do you mind if I ask Michael or Nancy van der Poorten to take a look? Posted 6 years ago
1. ShanelleAW
  
  Lion
  
  Hello, my apologies! I had already asked Micheal and Nancy Van Der Poorten and identified it, and it actually is a lesser grass blue. I just updated the ID. Posted 6 years ago

Elaphrornis

Green Fly

Excellent. By the way, you might want to consider joining iNaturalist which is specifically geared towards recording & mapping biodiversity observations. Posted 6 years ago
1. ShanelleAW
  
  Lion
  
  Yeah, thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely consider making one soon. Posted 6 years ago

The Lesser grass blue

"Zizina otis", the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as "Zizina labradus", the common grass blue.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by ShanelleAW