Acrodipsas brisbanensis
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The Bronze Ant-blue or Large Ant-blue (Acrodipsas brisbanensis) is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It is found in Australia
.
The wingspan
is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.
Subspecies
- Acrodipsas brisbanensis brisbanensis (Cape York to New South Wales)
- Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus (Victoria)