Arhopala pseudomuta
Arhopala pseudomuta, Raffles's oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1889. It is found in Southeast Asia - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore,Langkawi, Mergui, Burma, Thailand,Sumatra, Borneo
Description
A. pseudomuta is much larger than elopura, the male violettish-blue, almost-lilac, the under surface regularly marked, as is to be seen from the figure; Malacca, Borneo. A. rafflesii Nic. above dark blue instead of violet, with a slight difference of the postmedian band on the hindwing beneath, where the 4th spot is slightly removed towards the margin.Subspecies
- Arhopala pseudomuta pseudomuta
- Arhopala pseudomuta ariavana Corbet, 1941
- ''Arhopala pseudomuta contra''