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Acrodipsas
''Acrodipsas'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are ten species in this genus all endemic to the Australasian realm: *''Acrodipsas arcana'' - black-veined ant-blue *''Acrodipsas aurata'' - golden ant-blue *''Acrodipsas brisbanensis'' - bronze ant-blue *''Acrodipsas cuprea'' - copper ant-blue *''Acrodipsas decima'' - Decima ant-blue *''Acrodipsas hirtipes'' - black ant-blue *''Acrodipsas illidgei'' - Illidge's ant-blue, mangrove ant-blue *''Acrodipsas melania'' - grey ant-blue *''Acrodipsas mortoni'' - brown ant-blue *''Acrodipsas myrmecophila'' - small ant-blue External links Tree of Life ''Acrodipsas'' Acrodipsas, Luciini Butterflies of Australia Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas
''Acrodipsas'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are ten species in this genus all endemic to the Australasian realm: *''Acrodipsas arcana'' - black-veined ant-blue *''Acrodipsas aurata'' - golden ant-blue *''Acrodipsas brisbanensis'' - bronze ant-blue *''Acrodipsas cuprea'' - copper ant-blue *''Acrodipsas decima'' - Decima ant-blue *''Acrodipsas hirtipes'' - black ant-blue *''Acrodipsas illidgei'' - Illidge's ant-blue, mangrove ant-blue *''Acrodipsas melania'' - grey ant-blue *''Acrodipsas mortoni'' - brown ant-blue *''Acrodipsas myrmecophila'' - small ant-blue External links Tree of Life ''Acrodipsas'' Acrodipsas, Luciini Butterflies of Australia Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Illidgei
Illidge's ant-blue butterfly (''Acrodipsas illidgei''), is an endangered species of butterfly endemic to Australia. This species can be found at six confirmed sites: Mary River Heads, Beaver Rock and Maaroom in the Mary River Region; Redland Bay and Point Halloran in the Moreton Bay Region; Brunswick Heads in New South Wales.Beale, J.P. and M.P. Zalucki. "Status and distribution of Acrodipsas illidgei (Waterhouse and Lyell) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) at Redland Bay, southeastern Queensland, and new plant-association record." ''Journal of the Australian Entomological Society'' 34.2 (1995): 163–168. Characteristics The eggs of the Illidge's ant-blue butterfly are white and have an average diameter of 0.7 mm. In its caterpillar stage it is white. The pupa of the butterfly is approximately 1 cm lengthwise and is brown. As adults they are brown and the females of the species contain blue coloured regions on the surface of their wings that change shades depending on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Brisbanensis
''Acrodipsas brisbanensis'', the bronze ant-blue or large ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species ''Papyrius nitidus ''Papyrius nitidus'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Papyrius''. Endemic to Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Loc ...''. Subspecies *''Acrodipsas brisbanensis brisbanensis'' (Cape York to New South Wales) *''Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus'' (Victoria) External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1884 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Melania
The grey ant-blue (''Acrodipsas melania'') is a butterfly native to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1980 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Hirtipes
''Acrodipsas hirtipes'', the hirtipes ant-blue or black ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Northern Territory and on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 20 mm. References External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1980 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Myrmecophila
''Acrodipsas myrmecophila'', the small ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the south-east of Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species ''Papyrius nitidus''. The butterfly features on the logo of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club The Geelong Field Naturalists Club (GFNC) is an Australian regional amateur scientific natural history and conservation society which was founded in 1961 by Trevor Pescott. It is based in Geelong, Victoria, with the aims of: * preserving and .... External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1913 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Aurata
''Acrodipsas aurata'', the golden ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales and northern Victoria in Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 25 mm. External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1997 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Mortoni
''Acrodipsas mortoni'', the brown ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in inland New South Wales and southern Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... External linksImage Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The larvae feed on the larvae of ''Crematogaster ''Crematogaster'' is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Members of this genus are a ...'' ant species. External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1965 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Arcana
''Acrodipsas arcana'', the black-veined ant-blue or arcana ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found inland on hills in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia. Adults have a wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... of about 20 mm. They are brown on top, with iridescent blue patches. The underside is brown, with dark white-edged arcs. Each hindwing has a pair of black spots on both the over- and underside. External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1978 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrodipsas Decima
''Acrodipsas decima'', the Decima ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in a small area of the Northern Territory in Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 20 mm. External linksAustralian Caterpillars Acrodipsas Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 2004 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciini
The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Genera Though containing few genera at present, some of these have numerous species. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the following list of genera is preliminary: * '' Acrodipsas'' * '' Hypochrysops'' * '' Lucia'' * '' Parachrysops'' * ''Paralucia'' * '' Philiris'' * ''Pseudodipsas'' * ''Titea ''Titea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species include: *''Titea caerula'' Tite, 1963 *''Titea extensa'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 *''Titea sublutea'' Tite, 1963 References Luciini Lycaenidae genera {{Lycaenidae-stub ...'' Theclinae Butterfly tribes {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |