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Acrodipsas myrmecophila

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Scientific name
  
Acrodipsas myrmecophila

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Species

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Acrodipsas

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Butterflies and moths

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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.

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Acrodipsas myrmecophila Wikipedia


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