Acrodipsas brisbanensis, the bronze ant-blue or large ant-blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Acrodipsas |
| Species: | A. brisbanensis
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| Acrodipsas brisbanensis Miskin, 1884
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on the larvae of the ant species Papyrius nitidus.
Subspecies edit
- Acrodipsas brisbanensis brisbanensis (Cape York to New South Wales)
- Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus (Victoria)
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