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Up to seventeen ant species have been found to tend to larvae, and may protect them from predators and parasitoids (like a parasite but it ultimately kills or consumes the host). The Miami blue’s dark brown to black pupae develops into adults in 30 days (Zhong et al. 2009).
Miami blue butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): New information on the symbionts of an endangered taxon. Florida Entomologist 89: 69-74. Authors: Jaret C. Daniels , University of Florida
12 Δεκ 2018 · Take the Miami blue butterfly. This diminutive insect once ranged from Tampa Bay south to Key West, fluttering from flower to flower in dry, coastal habitats. Miami blue females lay up to 300 eggs and, historically, they were limited only by the availability of their host plants and predation.
26 Φεβ 2024 · A remarkable symbiosis exists between Miami Blue larvae and up to seventeen ant species, offering protection from predators at the cost of eventual predation. Capable of producing multiple generations annually, from February to November, Miami Blues exhibit a robust reproductive strategy.
22 Μαρ 2017 · The tiny, slug-like Miami blue larvae are regularly tended by ants, which provide protection from other insect predators in return for sugary food rewards. Miami blue butterfly larvae range in color from green to brown to red, blending in with their host plants, the gray nickerbean and Florida Keys blackbead.
25 Νοε 2024 · A new study finds that larvae of the endangered butterfly Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri, often known as the Miami blue butterfly, survive in greater numbers when protected by Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus), which fend off predators in exchange for the caterpillars’ sugary secretions. Shown here are two Florida carpenter ants ...
13 Αυγ 2021 · The Miami blue is a small blue butterfly found only in Florida and is one of the most critically endangered butterflies in the United States. Today, the only known wild populations can be found in the Key West and Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuges in the Florida Keys.
