Acrodipsas brisbanensis

Acrodipsas brisbanensis, the bronze ant-blue or large ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia.

Acrodipsas brisbanensis
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A. brisbanensis
Binomial name
Acrodipsas brisbanensis
Miskin, 1884
Synonyms
  • Pseudodipsas brisbanensis

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.

Subspecies

  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis brisbanensis (Cape York to New South Wales)
  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus (Victoria)


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