Arhopala madytus

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]

Arhopala madytus
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]
Arhopala meander madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Narathura madytus Evans, 1957

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[1]

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

References

1. 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. 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.