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  1. If you have a black cherry loaded with spindle-shaped leaf galls, keep your eyes peeled for the omnivorous caterpillar that feeds on them, the cherry gall azure (Celastrina serotina). #lepidoptera #galls #prunus #butterflies #lycaenidae #entomology #insects inaturalist.org/observations/8

  2. If you have a black cherry loaded with spindle-shaped leaf galls, keep your eyes peeled for the omnivorous caterpillar that feeds on them, the cherry gall azure (Celastrina serotina). #lepidoptera #galls #prunus #butterflies #lycaenidae #entomology #insects inaturalist.org/observations/8

  3. A muscular tree ant, Podomyrma adelaidae, tends to a Lycaenid caterpillar. These caterpillars secrete substances that the ants find attractive, and the ants in turn provide protection from parasites. Poochera, South Australia. #insects #ants #Podomyrma #Lycaenidae

  4. A muscular tree ant, Podomyrma adelaidae, tends to a Lycaenid caterpillar. These caterpillars secrete substances that the ants find attractive, and the ants in turn provide protection from parasites. Poochera, South Australia. #insects #ants #Podomyrma #Lycaenidae

  5. Welcher Bläuling könnte das sein? Der Falter zeigte nicht seine Flügeloberseiten, die eher wenig blau erschienen. Die Blüten der Erdbeerminze interessierten ihn sehr.

    Nebenbei: Was saugt an unseren Lippenblütlern und anderen Pflanzen im Garten, so dass sie diese weißen, braun werdenden Läsionen (Flecken auf den Blättern) bekommen?

    #followerpower #identifyit #Tagfalter #Schmetterling #Bläuling #Lycaenidae #Fotografie #Natur #Inseken #butterfly #blue #photography #nature #insects

  6. Welcher Bläuling könnte das sein? Der Falter zeigte nicht seine Flügeloberseiten, die eher wenig blau erschienen. Die Blüten der Erdbeerminze interessierten ihn sehr.

    Nebenbei: Was saugt an unseren Lippenblütlern und anderen Pflanzen im Garten, so dass sie diese weißen, braun werdenden Läsionen (Flecken auf den Blättern) bekommen?

    #followerpower #identifyit #Tagfalter #Schmetterling #Bläuling #Lycaenidae #Fotografie #Natur #Inseken #butterfly #blue #photography #nature #insects

  7. Sloe Hairstreak, Satyrium acaciae Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/5.6 1/320 iso:125 Prague, Czech Republic 6/19/2024 Prague, Czech Republic 6/19/2024 #Hairstreaks #butterflies #SaveButterflies #Lepidoptera #Macro #Lycaenidae #grasslands #Insects #invertebrates

  8. White-Letter Hairstreak, Satyrium w-album on Goldenrod, Solidago Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/10 1/60 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Republic 7/27/2008 #SaveButterflies #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Lycaenidae #hairstreaks #macro #insects #invertebrates #grasslands

  9. CW: Ants on a caterpillar

    Asian Weaver Ants tending a Lycaenid caterpillar (Tailless Line Blue perhaps)

    This is the best I could do with the MP-E. These ladies don't appreciate visitors and it was a breezy day.

    I will have to try to find more of these with a wider lens. Any suggestions on good cheap wide angle macro for R mounts?

    #SriLanka #Ants #Formicidae #Oecophylla #smaragdina
    #Butterfly #Lycaenidae #Prosotas #dubiosa #Insect #InsectInteraction

  10. A Formica francoeuri field ant worker tending to the larva of a Great Copper butterfly (Lycaena xanthoides).

    The caterpillar produces secretions attractive to ants, and in turn the ants protect the caterpillar from predators and parasites. San Diego County, California.

    #Ants #Lycaenidae #Ecology #Insects #photography #Caterpillar

  11. Gasteruption jaculator and Blue-Spot Hairstreak, Satyrium spini Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/4.6 1/320 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Republic 7/23/2023 #Wasps #Gasteruption #parasitoid #BlueSpot #Satyrium #Lycaenidae #butterflies #SaveButterflies #Lepidotera #Macro #grasslands

  12. Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus). Per one source, this species' odd choice of a conifer as a host might be because its ancestral species ate mistletoes, a dicot parasite that is often found attacking junipers. Then over evolutionary time a mutant popped up that could eat the conifer host, too, followed by further specialization and eventual speciation. Interesting theory, which I've probably butchered. #lycaenidae #butterfly #lepidoptera #insect #entomology #nature #madras #oregon #speciation

  13. Larvae of the silky hairstreak Pseudalmenus chlorinda are obligately tended by Anonychomyrma ants. Yarra Ranges National Park, Australia.

    #Lycaenidae #Ecology #Insects #Ants #Caterpillar

  14. Meleager's Blue, Polyommatus daphnis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/9 1/125 iso: 400 Milovice CZE July 7, 2009 #Lycaenidae #savebutterflies #butterflies #macro #Lepidoptera #insect