Arhopala hypomuta is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra).Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur
Dark violettish-blue, the male with an almost linear black margin of the wings, the under surface very regularly marked with rings and bands that are filled up not much darker than the ground-colour. The anal blue of the hindwing is distinct and lustrous.Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
Subspecies Arhopala hypomuta hypomuta (Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra) Arhopala hypomuta deva Bethune-Baker, 1896 (Borneo)
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External links
"Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms