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Post by trehopr1 on Sept 5, 2016 0:39:41 GMT
This butterfly is the only carnivorous butterfly species in North America. It's larvae feed on various aphid species ! It lives in wooded areas near streams close to alders. My friend has been very fortunate in collecting this species in various places throughout our state of Illinois. I have never personally encountered it in any of my collecting jaunts. It is generally considered a scarce species. I'm still not fond of shingling specimens but, it is still impressive none the less to see such an assemblage of a seldom encountered item.
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jhyatt
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Post by jhyatt on Sept 5, 2016 16:15:50 GMT
Lovely Harvesters are always a treat to find - I ran across one or two this summer in Tennessee. Never fails to be a surprise.
They seem to be the only Lycaenid that tends to get greasy in the drawer... although I bet that L. brassolis also does that.
jh
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Post by africaone on Sept 5, 2016 16:57:26 GMT
it recalls Lachnocnema in Africa
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steve
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Post by steve on Sept 5, 2016 20:18:38 GMT
All of the Acrodipsas and Liphyra do that.
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