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2022
Journal article
The first record of the parasitic myrmecophilous caterpillar Liphyra brassolis (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) inside Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) nests in oil palm plantations.
Asian weaver ants ( ) are an important biocontrol agent in agricultural habitats. We conducted surveys in oil palm plantations in Riau, Indonesia for an obligate myrmecophilous butterfly larvae, (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), that is known to consume weaver ant larvae in other habitat types. We found larvae in five of the...