Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae)
Vol. 2007 No. 15, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2007 No. 15

Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae): EENY-404/IN727, 4/2007

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in727-2007
Published 2007-04-30
Donald W. Hall
University of Florida
Marc Minno
Jerry F. Butler
University of Florida
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IN727

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Hall, Donald W., Marc Minno, and Jerry F. Butler. 2007. “Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca Tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae): EENY-404/IN727, 4/2007”. EDIS 2007 (15). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in727-2007.
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Abstract

EENY-404, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall, Marc Minno, and Jerry F. Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this small uncommon harvester butterfly whose larvae are carnivorous caterpillars, their distribution, description, life cycle and biology, and hosts. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, April 2007.

EENY-404/IN727: Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae) (ufl.edu)

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