Rank Species | Genus Acrodipsas Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Acrodipsas, Butterflies and moths, Hypochrysops byzos, Paralucia pyrodiscus, Ogyris idmo |
Acrodipsas myrmecophila, the small ant-blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the south-east of Australia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus. The butterfly features on the logo of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club.
References
Acrodipsas myrmecophila Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA