Arhopala avatha
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Arhopala avatha - Oleg Kosterin - 65076064.jpeg
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| image2 = Arhopala avatha (plate from Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1886).png
| image2_caption = from Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1886
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| genus = Arhopala
| species = avatha
| authority = de Nicéville, 1896
| synonyms = Narathura avatha
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Arhopala avatha is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.{{Cite web |title=Arhopala avatha |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1062607-Arhopala-avatha |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}} It was discovered by Lionel de Nicéville in 1896. It is found in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and West Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=Arhopala |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/arhopala/index.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.nic.funet.fi}}
Description
Male is dark shining purple on upper side with a approximately 2 millimeters border. The underside is dull hair-brown.{{Cite book |last=Bombay Natural History Society |url=https://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn1015189597bomb/page/174/mode/1up |title=Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |date=1886 |publisher=Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society |others=Smithsonian Libraries}}