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2 unusual facts about Myrmecophily


Myrmecophily

Myrmecophilous associations are best known in butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

Ants tend a wide variety of insect species, most notably lycaenid butterfly caterpillars and hemipterans.


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Myrmecodia beccarii

Hypochrysops is a genus of "Blues", butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, which is notorious for its myrmecophily.


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