Acrodipsas decima Miller & Lane, 2004 Northern Ant-blue LUCIINI,   THECLINAE,   LYCAENIDAE,   PAPILIONOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

The adults of this species are rather similar to Acrodipsas hirtipes, being brown on top, and fawn underneath with arcs of brown spots. The butterflies have a wing span of about 2 cms.

They have been found in a small area of the

Northern Territory.

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Further reading :

C.G. Miller & David A. Lane,
A new species of Acrodipsas Sands (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae) from the Northern Territory,
Australian Entomologist,
Volume 31, Part 4 (17 December 2004), pp. 141-146.

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