Arhopala micale (Shining Oak-blue)
Arhopala micale amytis
23/11/2013
Cairns
22/04/2023
Cairns
22/04/2023
Cairns
23/11/2013
Cairns
17/12/2017
Palmetum, Townsville
26/04/2006
Cairns
30/04/2021
Smithfield Regional Park, Cairns
29/12/2008
Cairns
13/09/2008
Cairns
08/09/2012
Cairns
26/04/2006
Cairns
30/12/2008
Mossman, QLD
26/10/2005
Cairns
13/09/2008
Cairns
25/10/2005
Cairns
25/10/2005
Cairns
22/10/2005
Cairns
26/10/2005
Cairns
26/04/2006
Cairns
22/10/2005
Cairns
Arhopala micale “Northern form”
06/04/2024
The Esplanade, Darwin
Other Common Name
Common Oak-blue
Notes
I frequently bumping into one one of these butterflies in and around Cairns, where they do seem to be the most common Oak-blue species, at least most of the time.
They usually settle in the shade, so most of my photos were taken with a flash, which makes the colour of the undersides look much paler than it actually is.
On my second trip to Cairns I was fortunate enough to find a female basking with her wings open fairly early one morning. According to the books the Oak Blues don’t rest with their wings open, so it was lucky for me that this butterfly hadn’t read those books.
Sightings
Cairns – every visit
Townsville – December 2017
Darwin – April 2024