''Arhopala paramuta'', the hooked oakblue, is a butterfly of the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. It is found in

South-East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

(see subspecies section).

Subspecies

* ''Arhopala paramuta paramuta'' (Assam, Sikkim, Burma, northern Thailand, southern China) * ''Arhopala paramuta horishana'' (Taiwan)

References

Arhopala Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina Taxa named by Lionel de Nicéville {{Theclinae-stub