Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Metalmark - Aricoris signata


Order Lepidoptera
Family Riodinidae
Adult
Metalmark
11-03-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Metalmark
11-03-17 © Victoria Mansilla

Caterpillar
The larvae live in association with ants. They provide ants with a sweet secretion and the ants protect them in the anthill during the winter. <br />Host plants: Vicia graminea, Vicia linearifolia, Tropical milkweed Asclepias curassavica