Acrodipsas myrmecophila
Acrodispas myrmecophila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Tribe: | Luciini |
Genus: | Acrodipsas |
Species: | A. myrmecophila |
Binomial name | |
Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse & Lyell, 1913 | |
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The Small Ant-blue (Acrodipsas myrmecophila) 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.