Arhopala alaconia

Arhopala alaconia is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya and Palawan).

Description
At once recognisable by the very broad (as much as 5 mm) black distal band (also in the male). Beneath the postmedian band of the hindwing is irregular and interrupted. A. oberthuri Stgr. [now subspecies] also has a very broad marginal band above; but the under surface is muchmore irregularly marked. Besides separated from alaconia by a distinct anal lobe of the hindwing; it has, however, no tails.

Subspecies

 * Arhopala alaconia alaconia (Borneo)
 * Arhopala alaconia aloana Corbet, 1941 (central Burma)
 * Arhopala alaconia media (Evans, 1957) (Mergui, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia)
 * Arhopala alaconia oberthuri (Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan)