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2 unusual facts about Phengaris rebeli


Ichneumonoidea

An example is the parasitic wasp Ichneumon eumerus, which parasitizes the butterfly Phengaris rebeli.

Myrmica schencki

The Myrmica schencki is parasitized by the Phengaris rebeli larvae, which release chemicals that trick the Myrmica schencki ants into believing that the butterfly larvae are ant larvae and should be brought back to the ant brood.



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Gentiana cruciata

The Phengaris rebeli is a butterfly of the Phengaris genus that parasitizes the G. cruciata plant as a source of nutrition.