Acrodipsas

Updated on Oct 09, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Tribe Luciini Rank Genus		Class Insecta Subfamily Theclinae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Illidge's ant blue, Butterflies and moths, Acrodipsas myrmecophila, Ogyris, Hypochrysops

Acrodipsas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are ten species in this genus all endemic to the Australasian ecozone:

Acrodipsas arcana - black-veined ant-blue

Acrodipsas aurata - golden ant-blue

Acrodipsas brisbanensis - bronze ant-blue

Acrodipsas cuprea - copper ant-blue

Acrodipsas decima - Decima ant-blue

Acrodipsas hirtipes - black ant-blue

Acrodipsas illidgei - Illidge's ant-blue, mangrove ant-blue

Acrodipsas melania - grey ant-blue

Acrodipsas mortoni - brown ant-blue

Acrodipsas myrmecophila - small ant-blue

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