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Miletinae Reuter 1896

The Carnivorous Butterflies

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Lycaenidae

Introduction

Larvae of miletines are either carnivorous or feed on the secretions of Homoptera. None of them are phytophagous (Eliot 1973, 1992).

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Eliot (1992, in Corbet & Pendlebury) reduced the subfamily Liphyrinae to a tribe within Miletinae.

Other Names for Miletinae Reuter 1896

References

Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Eliot, J. N. 1973 The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28, 371-505, 6 pls.

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Scientific Name Miletus ancon
Location Thailand
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © John Moore
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