| Bright oakblue | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. madytus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | |
| Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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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]
