Arhopala madytus

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Bright oakblue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. madytus
Binomial name
Arhopala madytus
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Arhopala meander madytusFruhstorfer, 1914
  • Narathura madytusEvans, 1957

Arhopala madytus, the bright oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1914. [3] [2] [4] It is found on New Guinea and adjacent islands (Aru, Ambon, Waigeu, from Western New Guinea to Papua, Woodlark and the Louisiades) and the north-east coast of Queensland, Australia. [1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. [1] Similar to Arhopala meander but above lighter bluish-violet. Beneath particularly the forewing shows dark longitudinal stripes on the hoary whitish-grey ground. [5]

The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa , T. melanocarpa , T. sericocarpa and Hibiscus tiliaceus . They are attended by the ant species Oecophylla smaragdina . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 October 2013). "Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Bright Oakblue". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku, ed. (25 December 2018). "Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Fruhstorfer, H. (1914). "Neue Arhopala Rassen". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris). 27 (4): 155–166. (in German)
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Arhopala madytus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .