Attributes of Feniseca tarquinius
Harvester
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Identification: Upperside has black spots and orange-brown areas surrounded by black. Underside hindwing is orange-brown to orange-purple with small, faint white circles.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/4 inches (3 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch in sunlight on the edge of leaves, watching for females, then fly back and forth in the area, returning to where they started. Females lay eggs in colonies of woolly aphids and sometimes scale insects or treehoppers because caterpillars are carnivorous on these insects. For protection from ants, some caterpillars feed under a silken mat covered with aphid carcasses.
Flight: Two flights in the north from May-August; three in the south from February-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Woolly aphids (Neoprociphilus, Pemphigus, Prociphilus, and Schizoneura) and sometimes scale insects or treehoppers; these insects suck sap from alders, witch hazel, ash, beech, hawthorn, and wild currant.
Adult Food: Adult\'s short proboscis is suited for feeding on aphid honeydew; they do not sip flower nectar.
Habitat: Deciduous or mixed woodlands along streams.
Range: Eastern United States west to Minnesota, south to central Texas and central Florida. Comments: Only North American butterfly species with carnivorous caterpillars.
Conservation: Not normally required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 14, 2012 | jftrahan | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 02, 2012 | Details |
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March 31, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
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April 07, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States | April 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2011 | richardhsmith (Thom Wilson) | Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States | February 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2010 | Critter | Preston County, West Virginia, United States | February 04, 2012 | Details |
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May 21, 2011 | Jim Brighton | Allegany County, Maryland, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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April 23, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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April 25, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Crawford County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | jim8435wisc | Clark County, Wisconsin, United States | August 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 21, 2011 | stormyeyes99 | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | August 26, 2011 | Details |
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July 23, 2011 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | August 14, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | kent | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States | May 29, 2011 | Details |
| June 04, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Mackinac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Heuvelhorst, Bonnie with Rick Baetsen, DennyBrooks, Katherine Carothers, Andy Carter, Mark Jaunzems, Stephen Kay, Karen Lamonte, Janea Little, Mason Schafer, Melvin Schafer, Richard Urbanek, Myrtle Wilke, Robert Wood) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Nielsen, Mogens C.) | Montcalm County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 08, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Nowicki, Timothy with J., S. Burke, J., J. Derek, J. Gagliardi, D., H. Henderson, J., M. Nowicki) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 18, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Craves, Julie) | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 16, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with R. Kuhlman, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richards, Christopher A. with Sharon Johnson, R. Kuhlman, J. Paulissen, V. Scho Carey, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Myles, Willard) | Tuscola County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 28, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 26, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Lyons, Rodger H.) | Missaukee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Lyons, Rodger) | Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Mueller, Steven) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 17, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Willard, Myles) | Alger County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Baurneman D, Cappaert D, Kuhlman R, Paulissen J, Richards C, Swales John, Wykes Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 22, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Martin) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 06, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Craves, Julie) | Iosco County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 28, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Alexander, Toby) | Chittenden County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Armata, Terri) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 26, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Armata, Terri) | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 25, 2005 | legacy.reporter (McFarland, Kent) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
