Arhopala metamuta is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9Seki, Y, Takanami, Y. and Otsuka, K 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo
Description Dark blue purple forewings and much lighter lustrous azure hindwings. This species is recognisable at once by the different blue of the two wings, The genitalia are specialised, with very strong short scimitar-shaped hooks; the clasps have bilobed extremities, the outer lobe having a somewhat pointed tongue-shaped tip, and the inner lobe being spatulate, the incision being marked and moderately deep; the penis is of medium size, with a globose orifice. Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1897. Four new species of Arhopala. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 33: 202-205.
Subspecies A. m. metamuta Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra A. m. hilda (Evans, 1957) Borneo
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External links
Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 3, 2017.