Acrodipsas myrmecophila

Acrodipsas myrmecophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Acrodipsas
Species: A. myrmecophila
Binomial name
Acrodipsas myrmecophila
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1913
Synonyms
  • Pseudodipsas myrmecophila

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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