Acrodipsas cuprea
| Acrodispas cuprea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Luciini |
| Genus: | Acrodipsas |
| Species: | A. cuprea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrodipsas cuprea Sands, 1965 | |
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The copper ant-blue or cuprea ant-blue (Acrodipsas cuprea) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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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