Arhopala bazalus

Powdered oakblue
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. bazalus
Binomial name
Arhopala bazalus
(Hewitson, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia bazalus Hewitson, 1862
  • Narathura bazalus (Hewitson, 1862)

Arhopala bazalus, the powdered oakblue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. It is found in Myanmar, mainland China, India (Assam, kerala and Sikkim), Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan.