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Harvesters
Miletinae
 
Not only is there only one in Florida, but it is the only one in North America. The name "harvester" comes from the fact that the larvae eat insects.
 
name range
&
habitat
active
&
broods
adult
&
larval foods
Harvester
  Feniseca tarquinius
Jacksonville,
Orlando,
Tampa areas
 
wooded swamps
& river banks
Feb-Dec
 
 
 
multiple
 
aphid honeydew,
manure
 
 
aphids on trees
and bushes

 
 
 
 
Blues
Lycaeninae
 
Most are small.  Males are usually bllue and females are brown.
 
name range
&
habitat
active
&
broods
adult
&
larval foods
Eastern Pygmy-Blue
  Brephidium isophthalma
northeast &
west coasts
 
tidal flats,
salt marshes
all year
 
 
multiple
 
saw palmetto,
saltworts
 
glassworts
 
Spring Azure
  Celastrina ladon
north
 
 
freshwater
swamps, woods
 
 
Jan-Oct
 
 
multiple
 
 
 
milkweeds &
many others
 
dogwoods,
viburnums,
blueberries,
Ceanothus
Eastern Tailed-Blue
  Everes comyntas
north
 
open fields
Feb-Nov
 
3
flowers, mud
 
legumes
Ceraunus Blue
  Hemiargus ceraunus
statewide
 
woods, dunes
all year
 
multiple
Spanish needles
 
legumes
Miami Blue
  Hemiargus thomasi
extreme south
coasts
 
fields
 
 
all year
 
 
multiple
 
 
Spanish needles
 
 
balloon vine,
cat claw,
gray nicker
Cassius Blue
  Leptotes cassius
central, south
 
 
gardens,
woodland edges
 
all year
 
 
multiple
 
 
Spanish needles,
matchheads
 
leadworts
milk pea,
rattlebox

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