Arhopala alitaeus

Arhopala alitaeus or purple broken-band oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia (see subspecies section).

Arhopala alitaeus mira

Purple broken-band oakblue
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. alitaeus
Binomial name
Arhopala alitaeus (Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
Amblypodia alitaeus Hewitson, 1862 Narathura alitaeus Hewitson, 1862 Arhopala mirabella Doherty, 1889 Arhopala valika Corbet, 1941 Arhopala pardenas Corbet, 1941 Amblypodia myrtale Staudinger, 1889 Narathura mindanensis Bethune-Baker, 1903 Arhopala panta (Evans, 1957) Arhopala nishiyamai (Hayashi, 1981)

Arhopala alitaeusis a relatively small species, the upper surface is not lilac but more dark blue and it has not such an intense metallic gloss. The underside shows beneath dark brown spots and bands on the greyish-brown ground; all the markings are distinctly defined by white. ^[1]

Subspecies

• A. a. alitaeus (Sulawesi, Banggai)
• A. a. mirabella (Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi)
• A. a. pardenas (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore)
• A. a. myrtale (Palawan)
• A. a. mindanensis Philippines (Mindanao)
• A. a. zilensis (Basilan)
• A. a. shigeae (Philippines)