Lycaenid butterflies and ants | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Introduction.ManyAustralianmembersofthebutterflyfamilyLycaenidae(Blues,Coppers,Hairstreaks,Azures)haveanunusualassociationwithants:they ...
Other behaviours and adaptationsAnts are normally predators of butterfly larvae (caterpillars), however lycaenids have evolved a range of mechanisms to overcome predation. These mechanisms either deter the ants, or attract them by the secretion of compounds that are so attractive to ants that they will protect the larvae instead. Associations between the ants and the lycaenid larvae range from mutually beneficial relationships, where the ants get fed in return for feeding and/or protecting the larvae (for example, from parasitic wasps and predatory flies), to relationships where the larvae actually prey upon the ants.
Variations in the associations between ants and lycaenid larvae relate to the types of glands present and the chemicals produced by any one species of lycaenid. Three types of glands and the substances they produce are:
small, single-celled glands scattered over the ca...Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenid butterflies and ants | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae Family | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lycaenidae | 台北市立動物園資訊網
【黑樹蔭蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:黑樹蔭蝶DarkEveningBrown所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【斯氏紫斑蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:斯氏紫斑蝶Double-brandedBlueCrow所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【長尾水青蛾】:天蠶蛾科;
動物名稱:長尾水青蛾Chinesemoonmoth所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【琉球紫蛺蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:琉球紫蛺蝶GreatEgg-fly所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【黑擬蛺蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:黑擬蛺蝶ChocolatePansy所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【黑端豹斑蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:黑端豹斑蝶IndianFritillary所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【姬小紋青斑蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:姬小紋青斑蝶GlassyTiger所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【細蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:細蝶YellowCoster所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【台灣粉蝶】:粉蝶科;
動物名稱:台灣粉蝶ChocolateAlbatoss所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【無尾鳳蝶】:鳳蝶科;
動物名稱:無尾鳳蝶LimeButterfly所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【青斑鳳蝶】:鳳蝶科;
動物名稱:青斑鳳蝶CommonJay所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【蠶蛾】:蠶蛾科;
動物名稱:蠶蛾SilkwormMoth所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【端紫斑蝶】:蛺蝶科;
動物名稱:端紫斑蝶StripedBlueCrow所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::