Arhopala asinarus

Arhopala asinarus  or broad-banded oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Description
Male forewing 21 mm. dark shining blue, border 7 mm. wide at apex to 3 mm. wide at dorsum and 2mm. wide on hindwing. The verso is darker and may have a faint purple gloss. Female blue, border as in the male. tounguva Beneath very much like perissa, but the male above is not ultramarine but of a glaring violettish blue with an intense lilac gloss.

Subspecies

 * A. a. asinarus Burma, Thailand, Indo China
 * A. a. tounguva (Grose-Smith, 1887) Burma (Karen Hills, Bassein, Rangoon)