Acrodipsas myrmecophila
3 Small Ant-blue Butterfly at suppressed
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| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | SuziBond | 17 Nov 2020 | |
| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | Christine | 17 Nov 2020 |
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At Nina's spot. I initially saw the eggs (last pic), which are now hatched, but were first reported in sighting 4353090, then again in 4357258 unhatched after three weeks. then the female butterfly appeared, and seemed to be trying to lay eggs, but left after she was attacked by coconut ants. Suddenly she landed on my leg, and then proceeded to open her wings briefly before flying away and disappearing. I did not see any males. It was rather windy, and she appeared a little battered.
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Coconut Ant Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Acrodipsas myrmecophila Scientific name
- Small Ant-blue Butterfly Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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