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 <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Borneo
- A. l. arianus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Palawan
- A. l. decolor <small>Fruhstorfer, 1899</small> Nias
- A. l. archytas <small>Fruhstorfer, 1912</small> Java
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