%0 Journal Article %J Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society %D 1995 %T Predatory and parasitic Lepidoptera: carnivores living on plants %A Pierce, N. E. %X

Moths and butterflies whose larvae do not feed on plants represent a decided minority slice of lepidopteran diversity, yet offer insights into the ecology and evolution of feeding habits. This paper summarizes the life histories of the known predatory and parasitic lepidopteran taxa, focusing in detail on current researchin the butterfly family Lycaenidae, a group disprotionately rich in aphytophagous feeders and myrmecophilous habits.

%B Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society %V 49 %P 412-453 %G eng