Feniseca

Harvester
Underside
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Spalgini
Genus: Feniseca
Grote, 1869
Species:
F. tarquinius
Binomial name
Feniseca tarquinius
(Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
  • F. t. tarquinius
  • F. t. novascotiae McDunnough, 1935
Synonyms

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]

The wingspan is 23–32 mm.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Feniseca tarquinius Harvester". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Pierce, Naomi E. (1995). "Predatory and Parasitic Lepidoptera: Carnivores Living on Plants". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49(4), 1995, 412-453
  3. ^ Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). "Coppers and Harvester". Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4.
  4. ^ Harvester, Butterflies of Canada
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