Acrodipsas
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Acrodipsas is a genus of butterflies
. There are ten species in this genus:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
. There are ten species in this genus:
- Acrodipsas arcanaAcrodipsas arcanaThe 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....
- Black-veined ant-blue - Acrodipsas aurataAcrodipsas aurataThe Golden Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales and northern Victoria in Australia.The wingspan is about 25 mm.-External links:*...
- Golden ant-blue - Acrodipsas brisbanensisAcrodipsas brisbanensisThe Bronze Ant-blue or Large Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm.The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.-Subspecies:...
- Bronze ant-blue - Acrodipsas cupreaAcrodipsas cupreaThe Copper Ant-blue or Cuprea Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Australia, from southern Queensland to Victoria.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
- Copper ant-blue - Acrodipsas decimaAcrodipsas decimaThe Decima Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in a small area of the Northern Territory in Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm.-External links:*...
- Decima ant-blue - Acrodipsas hirtipesAcrodipsas hirtipesThe Hirtipes Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory and on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm.-External links:*...
- Black ant-blue - Acrodipsas illidgei - Illidge's ant-blue, Mangrove ant-blue
- Acrodipsas melania - Grey ant-blue
- Acrodipsas mortoniAcrodipsas mortoniThe Brown Ant-blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in inland New South Wales and southern Queensland in Australia.-External links:**...
- Brown ant-blue - Acrodipsas myrmecophilaAcrodipsas myrmecophilaThe 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.-External links:*...
- Small ant-blue