Arhopala tephlis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Indonesia.
Description The male is violet blue on the upperside with the border dark-brown and narrow. The female is blackish-brown with a small bright bluish patch. The underside is rufous-brown, with the spots and bands white. The border varies from 0.5 to 2.5 millimeters.
Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized- Arhopala tephlis tephlis (Hewitson, 1869) - Maluku, Halmahera Arhopala tephlis bicolora (Röber, 1886) - Sulawesi Arhopala tephlis unnoi (Hayashi, 1976) - Philippines Arhopala tephlis mulleri (Andrews et al., 2018) - Sula Islands
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