Arhopala alitaeus

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

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)

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