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Acrodipsas brisbanensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Acrodipsas brisbanensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acrodipsas

Rank
  
Species

Acrodipsas brisbanensis

Similar
  
Acrodipsas, Acrodipsas myrmecophila, Ogyris genoveva, Paralucia pyrodiscus, Hypochrysops byzos

Acrodipsas brisbanensis, the bronze ant-blue or large ant-blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.

Subspecies

  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis brisbanensis (Cape York to New South Wales)
  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus (Victoria)
  • References

    Acrodipsas brisbanensis Wikipedia