''Acrodipsas'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...
. There are ten species in this genus all endemic to the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea an ...
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Acrodipsas arcana'' - black-veined ant-blue
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Acrodipsas aurata'' - golden ant-blue
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Acrodipsas brisbanensis
''Acrodipsas brisbanensis'', the bronze ant-blue or large ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species ''Papyrius nitidus
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'' - bronze ant-blue
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Acrodipsas cuprea'' - copper ant-blue
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Acrodipsas decima'' - Decima ant-blue
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Acrodipsas hirtipes'' - black ant-blue
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Acrodipsas illidgei'' - Illidge's ant-blue, mangrove ant-blue
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Acrodipsas melania'' - grey ant-blue
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Acrodipsas mortoni'' - brown ant-blue
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Acrodipsas myrmecophila
''Acrodipsas myrmecophila'', the small ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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 bu ...
'' - small ant-blue
External links
Tree of Life ''Acrodipsas''
Luciini
Butterflies of Australia
Lycaenidae genera
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