Arhopala wildei

Allosmaitia wildei, the small oakblue or white oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Irian Jaya, western New Guinea, and from Cape York to Innisfail in northern Queensland, Australia.

Arhopala wildei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. wildei
Binomial name
Arhopala wildei
Miskin, 1891
Synonyms
  • Narathura wildei
  • Amblypodia cupido Bethune-Baker, 1903 (unavailable)

Their wingspan is about 30 mm.

Their larvae feed on ant eggs, and probably also the larvae. They live in the arboreal nests of the ant species Polyrhachis queenslandica.

Subspecies

  • Arhopala wildei wildei (Australia, from Cape York to Kuranda)
  • Arhopala wildei soda (Tagula, Woodlark Island)
  • Arhopala wildei neva (New Guinea)


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