Arhopala cleander is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1860."Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2017. It is found in Southeast Asia (Buru, Ambon, Serang, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Sulawesi, Banggai and Selajar).Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175Evans, W. H., 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology [ISSN], 5(3): 85–141
The species is dark [blue]. A characteristic feature is the very much widened metallic spot before the little tail. The upper surface is [sometimes] of a glaring violettish blue, in specimens from Singapore somewhat darker.Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne.
Subspecies Arhopala cleander cleander (Buru, Ambon, Serang) Arhopala cleander incerta Moulton, 1911 (Borneo, Sumatra) Arhopala cleander aphadantas Corbet, 1941 (Peninsular Malaysia) Arhopala cleander regia (Evans, ) (southern Burma, Thailand) Arhopala cleander apharida Corbet, 1941 (Lombok, Java) Arhopala cleander sostrata Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Sulawesi, Banggai, Selajar)
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