title: Araotes lapithis
text: # Araotes lapithis
  
  Araotes lapithis, the witch, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * A. l. lapithis Sikkim, Assam - South China, West Thailand, Myanmar
  * A. l. uruwela Fruhstorfer, 1912 southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Borneo
  * A. l. arianus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan
  * A. l. decolor Fruhstorfer, 1899 Nias
  * A. l. archytas Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java
  