The nationally endangered Eltham copper butterfly (ECB) is a small butterfly with bright copper colouring on the top of its wings, and an amazing story.
Thought to be extinct in the 1950s, it was rediscovered in the 1980s and is totally dependent on a three-way relationship between the Notoncus
ant and sweet bursaria plants to survive.

Check out a great fact sheet, activity sheet, video and the perfect picture storybook to enthrall students about this incredible example of symbiosis in nature.