Arhopala sublustris

Arhopala sublustris
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. sublustris
Binomial name
Arhopala sublustris Bethune-Baker, 1904
Synonyms
Narathura sublustris

Arhopala sublustris is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found throughout South-east Asia. ^[1]

Description

The upperside is violaceous blue with a border of 0.5 millimeters. The underside is clear brown with the darker markings palely encircled. ^[2]

It is differentiated from Arhopala phanda by its darker upperside. Subspecies ridleyi is duller and more purple and karnyi is indigo hue which separates it from subspecies ralanda. ^[3]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized - ^{[4] [5]}

• Arhopala sublustris sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904) - Borneo
• Arhopala sublustris ralanda (Corbet, 1941) - Tavoy
• Arhopala sublustris ridleyi (Corbet, 1941) - West Malaysia
• Arhopala sublustris karnyi (Corbet, 1941) - Mentawai Islands

References

1. "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
2. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Smithsonian Libraries. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1840.
3. Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.
4. "Arhopala sublustris ridleyi". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
5. "Arhopala sublustris - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-07.