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Arhopala madytus
Arhopala
madytus
, the
bright
oakblue
, is a
butterfly
of the family
Lycaenidae
. The
species
was
first described
by
Hans Fruhstorfer
in
1914
. It is found in
New Guinea
and
adjacent
islands
and the
north-east
coast
of
Queensland, Australia
.
The
wingspan
is about
40 mm
.
The
larvae
feed
on
Terminalia
catappa
,
T. melanocarpa
,
T. sericocarpa
and
Hibiscus
tiliaceus
. They are attended by the
ant
species
Oecophylla
smaragdina
.