Acrodipsas myrmecophila

3 Small Ant-blue Butterfly at suppressed

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Identification history

Acrodipsas myrmecophila	10 Dec 2024	owenh
Acrodipsas myrmecophila	10 Dec 2024	CarbonAI
Acrodipsas myrmecophila	10 Dec 2024	RAllen

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Original site. No activity here since large event in Oct 2018. These are hatched eggs from previous season. Likely 2023. Significantly different to other egg laying sites in that it is on trunk of massive 14 m gum rather than sapling. Implications for nearby proposed development with mature eucalypts likely to be impacted. Very hard to find eggs until bark peels away revealing hidden breeding location.

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Sighting information

77 Abundance
RAllen Recorded by
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RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

coconut ant Associated animal
Less than 5mm Animal size

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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