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.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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.Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
Subspecies A. a. asinarus Burma, Thailand, Indo China A. a. tounguva (Grose-Smith, 1887) Burma (Karen Hills, Bassein, Rangoon)
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External links
Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.