Acrodipsas 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.

Acrodipsas cuprea
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A. cuprea
Binomial name
Acrodipsas cuprea
Sands, 1965
Synonyms
  • Pseudodipsas cuprea

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on the larvae of Crematogaster ant species.


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