Arhopala madytus

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

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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Savela, Markku, ed. (25 December 2018). "Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ Fruhstorfer, H. (1914). "Neue Arhopala Rassen". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris). 27 (4): 155–166. (in German)
^ 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.

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