Acrodipsas hirtipes

Acrodipsas hirtipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Acrodipsas
Species: A. hirtipes
Binomial name
Acrodipsas hirtipes
Sands, 1980[1]

Acrodipsas hirtipes, the hirtipes ant-blue[2] or black ant-blue,[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Northern Territory and on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

References

  1. 1 2 "Acrodipsas hirtipes: Black Ant-Blue". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. "Acrodipsas hirtipes". Butterfly House. Retrieved 5 April 2016.


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