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13 Cards in this Set
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Family Lycaenidae: The Gossamer-Winged Butterflies and The Hairstreaks
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-Lots of myrmecophilly.
-Poorly understood group. -6 walking legs |
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Family Riodininae: the metalmarks
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-Lots of myrmecophily
-Poorly understood group -6 walking legs in females -4 walking legs in males |
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Family Pailionidae: The Swallowtail Butterflies
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-6 Walking Legs
-Osmetria in larvae -a defense aimed at parasitic wasps and flies -Attach pupa to substrate with girdle |
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Pamily Pieridae: The sulfur butterflies
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-6 walking legs
-Many migratory species |
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Family Nymphalidae: The largest most diverse group. The brush-footed Butterflies
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-4 walking legs, forelegs greatly reduced
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Subfamily: Charaxinae
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-Cryptic
-Often look like leaves -Adults feed on carrion, dung, rotting fruit -Rarely feed on nectar. |
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Subfamily: Nymphalinae
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-Very Diversre Group without any real identifying characteristics
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Subfamily Danainae
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(Monarchs, etc.)
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Subfamily Heliconiinae (passion-vine butterflies)
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-Brightly colored.
-Very large eyes -Entirely Neotropical -Feed on passion flower vines as larvae -Many spp. pollen feeders as adults |
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Subfam. Ithomiinae
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-Brightly colored or transparent
-Extremely distasteful to predators -Entirely neotropical -Golden pupae common. -Slow, phantomlike flight |
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Subfam. Morphiinae
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-Entirely Neotropical
-Larvae colorful -Adult males brightly colored -Structural coloration common. -Feed on rotting fruit |
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Subfam. Brassolinae
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-Important banana and palm pest as larvae
-Adults feed on rotting fruit |
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Subfam. Satyrinae
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-Cryptic
-Seen flying near forest floor -Feed on rotting fruit, fungi |
