Feniseca
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| File:Feniseca tarquinius.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Miletinae |
| Tribe: | Spalgini |
| Genus: | Feniseca Grote, 1869 |
| Species: | F. tarquinius
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| Binomial name | |
| Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)
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Hesperia tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | |
Feniseca tarquinius, the harvester, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, and the only member of the monotypic genus Feniseca. It is found in eastern North America.
As a member of the subfamily Miletinae, this butterfly is entirely carnivorous (specifically insectivorous),[2] making it the only obligate carnivore butterfly in North America. The larvae feed on various aphids, such as Neoprociphilus, Pemphigus, Prociphilus, and Schizoneura.
It is found in early spring until fall and is generally scarce. It lives in wooded areas near streams close to alders.[3]
References
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- ^ Pierce, Naomi E. (1995). "Predatory and Parasitic Lepidoptera: Carnivores Living on Plants". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49(4), 1995, 412-453
- ^ Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). "Coppers and Harvester". Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Books. pp. 80–81. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Harvester, Butterflies of Canada
External links
[edit | edit source]- Harvester, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Feniseca at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Bugguide.net. Species Feniseca tarquinius - Harvester - Hodges#4249
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