Acrodipsas myrmecophila
5 Small Ant-blue Butterfly at suppressed
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| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | owenh | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Acrodipsas myrmecophila | DPRees125 | 6 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
new one for me, but probably in a known site, a very fresh female, flew arround small tree for a while then eventually settled somewhere convenient. host ant was found nearby
2 comments
7 Mar 2023
Thanks David - yes a known site - but good to get any record of this species
7 Mar 2023
for me a learning experience both for the ant and the butterfly. there as also a large dark jewel butterfly about, unable to get image of that as it zapped about
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects Acrodipsas myrmecophila
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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