Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Arhopala wildei | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Arhopala Rank Species | |
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Similar Arhopala madytus, Arhopala micale, Arhopala allata, Arhopala opalina, Arhopala horsfieldi | ||
Allosmaitia wildei, the small oakblue or white oakblue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Irian Jaya, western New Guinea, and from Cape York to Innisfail in northern Queensland, Australia.
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.
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References
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