Acrodipsas arcana
Acrodipsas arcana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Tribe: | Luciini |
Genus: | Acrodipsas |
Species: | A. arcana |
Binomial name | |
Acrodipsas arcana Miller & Edwards, 1978 | |
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Acrodipsas arcana, the black-veined ant-blue or arcana ant-blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found inland on hills in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia.
Adults have a wingspan of about 20 mm. They are brown on top, with iridescent blue patches. The underside is brown, with dark white-edged arcs. Each hindwing has a pair of black spots on both the over- and underside.
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