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Liphyra is a
butterfly genus in the
family Lycaenidae. It was
first described by John O.
Westwood in 1864. The
larvae are
predatory and feed on ant larvae...
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Liphyra br****olis, also
known as the moth butterfly, is a
butterfly found in
South Asia,
Southeast Asia and
Australia that
belongs to the
lycaenid family...
- are predators:
Spalgis epius eats
scale insects,
while lycaenids such as
Liphyra br****olis are myrmecophilous,
eating ant larvae. Some larvae, especially...
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Liphyra grandis is a
butterfly found in
Papua New Guinea. This
species has a body
length of 28 mm with a
diameter of 7 mm. The
length of the forewings...
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Hemiptera (aphids, coccids, membracids, and psyllids),
though some, like
Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in...
- Nearctic),
probably all feed on
aphids or
their secretions.
Selected species:
Liphyra br****olis – moth
butterfly (largest lycaenid)
Poritiinae (Oriental and...
- Species: E. leucyania
Binomial name
Euliphyra leucyania (Hewitson, 1874)
Synonyms Liphyra leucyania Hewitson, 1874
Euliphyra sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895...
- Species: A. vininga
Binomial name
Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)
Synonyms Liphyra vininga Hewitson, 1875
Deloneura marginata Plötz, 1880
Epitola subfulvida...
- the club is
found just
before the tip. In some
Lycaenidae like the
genus Liphyra the
antenna tapers gradually.
antennation Touching with the antenna. antenniferous...
- in West Papua,
Indonesia and
Papua New
Guinea Liphyra grandis, a
butterfly species in the
genus Liphyra endemic to New
Guinea Loncheres grandis, a synonym...
