Carnivorous Caterpillars of Australia of Australia
Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 23 March 2010)

Many Lycaenid caterpillars live in Ant nests, and are thought to eat ant larvae, but the evidence for many of these suggestions is rather circumstantial. The species involved are:

  • Liphyra brassolis
  • Hypochrysops halyaetus
  • Hypochrysops ignita
  • Acrodipsas illidgei
  • Acrodipsas myrmecophila
  • Paralucia pyrodiscus
  • Ogyris subterrestris
  • Arhopala wildei
  • Ogyris idmo
  • Paralucia aurifer
  • Ogyris genoveva
  • Lucia limbaria
  • Arhopala micale
  • Ogyris otanes

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