Arhopala wildeyana

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Arhopala wildeyana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. wildeyana
Binomial name
Arhopala wildeyana
Corbet, 1941
Synonyms

Narathura wildeyana

Arhopala wildeyana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [1] It was described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in Malaysia.

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Description

The female is bright shining blue with a border of 4 millimeters. The male is paler, and the border is wider. It is amongst the smallest of the Arhopala butterflies. [2] [3]

This butterfly's caterpillars are associated with ants of genus Oecophylla. It is not rare in low-elevation montane forests. [4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized-

References

  1. ↑ "Arhopala wildeyana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ↑ Feltwell, John (1993). The encyclopedia of butterflies. Internet Archive. New York : Prentice Hall General Reference. ISBN   978-0-671-86828-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. ↑ Natural History Museum (London). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. London Natural History Museum Library. Andover : Intercept.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. 1 2 "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Arhopala wildeyana havea". yutaka.it-n.jp. Retrieved 2025-03-31.


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