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Acrodipsas cuprea

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Species of butterfly

Acrodipsas cuprea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Acrodipsas
Species: A. cuprea
Binomial name
Acrodipsas cuprea
Sands, 1965
Synonyms
  • Pseudodipsas cuprea

Acrodipsas cuprea, the copper ant-blue or cuprea ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia, from southern Queensland to Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on the larvae of Crematogaster ant species.

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Taxon identifiers
Pseudodipsas cuprea


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