Arhopala ate

Arhopala ate is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Australasian realm.

Description
Male above violettish-blue, but covered with a dark shadow and therefore not brightly glaring. Beneath the cross-bands are very straight and, like the scanty small proximal spots, surrounded with a light colour.

Subspecies

 * A. a. ate Ambon, Serang
 * A. a. aruana (Evans, 1957) Aru
 * A. a. jobina (Evans, 1957) Jobi, Biak, Noemfoor, New Guinea