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Theope sp. "Balloon Head" caterpillar with Azteca velox ant
Riodinidae
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

The larvae of several groups of butterflies, such as this Theope caterpillar, are tended by ants.

 
Panamá: Isla Contadora
08º38N 79º02'W 5m
vii.2007. Beach edge.


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