Arhopala sublustris is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found throughout South-east Asia.
Description The upperside is violaceous blue with a border of 0.5 millimeters. The underside is clear brown with the darker markings palely encircled.
It is differentiated from Arhopala phanda by its darker upperside. Subspecies ridleyi is duller and more purple and karnyi is indigo hue which separates it from subspecies ralanda.
Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized - Arhopala sublustris sublustris (Bethune-Baker, 1904) - Borneo Arhopala sublustris ralanda (Corbet, 1941) - Tavoy Arhopala sublustris ridleyi (Corbet, 1941) - West Malaysia Arhopala sublustris karnyi (Corbet, 1941) - Mentawai Islands
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