Resumen

VILA, Roger  y  EASTWOOD, Rod. Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.1, pp.125-128. ISSN 1727-9933.

Adults of the dry area specialist Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) are here recorded feeding on extrafloral nectar of the large cactus Neoraimondia arequipensis var. gigantea (Werdermann & Backeberg) Ritter. The significance of these observations is discussed in relation to lycaenid survival in a xeric environment, pollination and mate location.

Palabras clave : Ants; butterflies; cactus; desert; Formicidae.

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