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 23, 2013 | webielenberg | Blount County, Tennessee, United States | May 05, 2013 | Details |
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August 20, 2012 | Chip Krilowicz | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
| May 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 27, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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May 20, 2012 | jrfleullan | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2012 | Details |
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July 22, 2012 | doris potter | Quebec, Canada | November 04, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | Brett Budach | Ontario, Canada | September 10, 2012 | Details |
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July 17, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Loudon County, Tennessee, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | S R Butcher | Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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July 24, 2012 | LBruce | Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States | July 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 17, 2012 | rconnorsphoto | Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | July 25, 2012 | Details |
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June 08, 2011 | Lex718 | Sevier County, Tennessee, United States | July 18, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | Rick Henle | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | AJ Trently | Lake County, Tennessee, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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June 23, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Washington County, Tennessee, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | bjones7777 | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | June 23, 2012 | Details |
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April 13, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | May 17, 2012 | Details |
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May 16, 2012 | aarongunnar | Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States | May 17, 2012 | Details |
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April 14, 2012 | Jeff Trahan | 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 |
| July 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Brian Cassie) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (N.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1999 | legacy.reporter (N.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 14, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Jonathan Center) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 15, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (ZNC CENTRAL FRANKLIN) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 11, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tim Fowler) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 05, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 11, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tim Fowler) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 15, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tim Fowler) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 27, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tim Fowler) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 04, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 03, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
