Arhopala wildeyana
Species of butterfly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arhopala wildeyana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.[1] It was described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. It is found in Malaysia.
| Arhopala wildeyana | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Arhopalini |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. wildeyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala wildeyana Corbet, 1941 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Narathura wildeyana | |
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-
- Arhopala wildeyana havea (Corbet, 1941) - Langkawi Islands[5]
- Arhopala wildeyana wildeyana (Eliot, 1972) - West Malaysia[4]