Biology:Acrodipsas

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Acrodipsas
Acrodipsas myrmecophila (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Acrodipsas myrmecophila
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Acrodipsas
Sands, 1980
Species

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Acrodipsas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are ten species in this genus all endemic to the Australasian realm:

  • Acrodipsas arcana - black-veined ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas aurata - golden ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis - bronze ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas cuprea - copper ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas decima - Decima ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas hirtipes - black ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas illidgei - Illidge's ant-blue, mangrove ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas melania - grey ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas mortoni - brown ant-blue
  • Acrodipsas myrmecophila - small ant-blue

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q736580 entry