Old, obscure question.

[priamus at hotnet.com.au]

Lycaenidae, Acrodipsas myrmecophila (Waterhouse and Lyell), 1913 is also
known as Illidge's ant-blue butterfly.

Distribution: Queensland to Victoria coastal regions.
 
Source: Butterflies of Australia, Common & Waterhouse. This is where you
look for info on all Australian butterflies.

Status: Classified as RARE and I believe it has now been declared
Endangered.

I know of a colony a few miles from me was destroyed a couple of years
ago to make way for a new railway line. If the rail-line didn't get'em,
then the new 6 lane freeway now being built sure would have. That's the
price you pay when you live in Australia's fastest growing region.

Can't help you with a web page or photo. It's a small silver-blue
specimen with fawn under, dark brown markings running parallel to the
outer margin. Not particularly attractive, but who says only pretty
things should be saved?

 
Chris Hocking
Papillon Entomology . . . . . . . . . . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?


Dracolich5 wrote:
> 
>    Forgive me if I don't sound very technical, but this question is based on a
> show I saw years ago.  I heard of a type of butterfly larva in Australia that
> enters ant hives and eats the developing grubs.  This caterpillar, if I
> remember, was an orange color, and shapped like a plate with the edges curled
> up.  Does anyone know what the name of this butterfly is?  Is there a good
> webpage with an image of the adult phase?  Thank you for listening.
> 
> K. Szoke