Acrodipsas brisbanensis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Acrodipsas brisbanensis		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrodipsas Rank Species

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)

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