New species of butterfly identified as spotted trident-blue, native to ACT and parts of Kosciuszko National Park

The spotted trident-blue butterfly was first recorded in 2017. (Supplied: Michael Braby)

The first new species of Australian butterfly to be discovered in eight years has finally been identified after it was first photographed in 2017.

The spotted trident-blue butterfly – or cyprotides maculosus – is normally found in high altitudes in southern ACT and adjacent areas of New South Wales, in the areas of Namadgi and Kosciuszko National Parks.