8 Small Ant-blue Butterfly at suppressed
Identification history
| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | 23 Oct 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | 23 Oct 2020 | Mike |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
23 Oct 2020
First sighting this season of this rare butterfly for which the ACT seems to be a stronghold
User's notes
Usually perching, so hard to see until they took flight.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Oct 2020
Thanks Mike good to see that they are out this year but no doubt the coming rain will put a damper on the season
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Acrodipsas myrmecophila
Additional information
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Acrodipsas myrmecophila Scientific name
- Small Ant-blue Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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